Gordievksy - The Spy and the Traitor

samu

Feb. 5, 2022

Gordievksy - The Spy and the Traitor - 5

Summary n5 - BOOK: THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR.

DISCLAIMER: REAL STORY - NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE MINE.

Oleg and Standa spent the summer at the institute’s holiday camp. They would practise cross-country running every day. They would also talk as frequently about sensitive matters, namely communism, which Standa was increasingly critical of. Soon after Standa was back in Czechoslovakia, he wrote Oleg a letter. He asked if Oleg had a copy of "Pravda" with Yevtushenko’s poem about Stalin. Standa explained he merely wanted to compare the Czech translation to the original in Russian. In reality, Standa was trying to deceive any third party who might have a look at the letter’s contents. The poem "Heirs of Stalin" was a direct, harsh attack on stalinism by one of Russia’s most outspoken and influential poet. That letter was, in fact, a disguised acknowledgement that Standa and Oleg shared the same idelogical views.

Not long after being back, Oleg started training at "School 101". This was the KGB elite training academy, located in a wooden area 20 miles north Moscow. The training was a year long, during which Oleg would learn the deepest secrets of KGB spycraft. He would be instructed on intelligence and counter-intelligence, recruiting and running spies, “legals” and “illegals”, unarmed combat and so forth. Particular attention was given to surveillance detection and evasion (also known as dry-cleaning.)

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tilax

Gordievksy - The Spy and the Traitor - 5

Summary n5 - BOOK: THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR.

DISCLAIMER: REAL STORY - NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE MINE.

Oleg and Standa spent the summer at the institute’s holiday camp.

They would practise cross-country running every day.

They would also ~~talk as~~ frequently talk about sensitive matters, namely communism, which Standa was increasingly critical of.

Soon after Standa was back in Czechoslovakia, he wrote Oleg a letter.

He asked if Oleg had a copy of "Pravda" with Yevtushenko’s poem about Stalin.

Standa explained he merely wanted to compare the Czech translation to the original in Russian.

In reality, Standa was trying to deceive any third party who might have a look at the letter’s contents.

The poem "Heirs of Stalin" was a direct, harsh attack on stalinism by one of Russia’s most outspoken and influential poets.

That letter was, in fact, a disguised acknowledgement that Standa and Oleg shared the same idelogical views.

Not long after being back, Oleg started training at "School 101".

This was the KGB elite training academy, located in a wooden area 20 miles north of Moscow.

The training was a year long, during which Oleg would learn the deepest secrets of KGB spycraft.

He would be instructed on intelligence and counter-intelligence, recruiting and ~~runn~~managing spies, “legals” and “illegals”, unarmed combat and so forth.

Particular attention was given to surveillance detection and evasion (also known as dry-cleaning.)

robocan

Gordievksy - The Spy and the Traitor - 5

Summary no. 5 - BOOK: THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR.

DISCLAIMER: ~~REAL~~BASED ON A TRUE STORY - NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE MINE.

Oleg and Standa spent the summer at the institute’s holiday camp.

They ~~would~~ practiseced cross-country running every day.

They would ~~also talk as~~ frequently talk about sensitive matters, namely communism, which Standa was increasingly critical of.

Soon after Standa was back in Czechoslovakia, he wrote Oleg a letter.

He asked if Oleg had a copy of "Pravda" with Yevtushenko’s poem about Stalin.

Standa explained he merely wanted to compare the Czech translation to the original in Russian.

In reality, Standa was trying to deceive any third party who might have a look at the letter’s contents.

The poem "Heirs of Stalin" was a direct, harsh attack on stalinism by one of Russia’s most outspoken and influential poets.

That letter was, in fact, a disguised acknowledgement that Standa and Oleg shared the same idelogical views.

Not long after being back, Oleg started training at "School 101"."

This was the ~~KGB~~ elite KGB training academy, located in a wooden area 20 miles north Moscow.

The training was a year long, during which Oleg would learn the deepest secrets of KGB spycraft.

He w~~ould be~~as instructed on intelligence and counter-intelligence, recruiting and running spies, “legals” and “illegals”, unarmed combat and so forth.

Particular attention was given to surveillance detection and evasion (also known as dry-cleaning.)

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Great job, don't overuse 'would be' when the simple past tense works just as well.

megustabagels

Gordievksy - The Spy and the Traitor - 5

Summary n5 - BOOK: THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR.

DISCLAIMER: REAL STORY - NONE OF THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE MINE.

Oleg and Standa spent the summer at the institute’s holiday camp.

They would practise cross-country running every day.

They would also talk as frequently about sensitive matters, namely communism, which Standa was increasingly critical of.

Soon after Standa was back in Czechoslovakia, he wrote Oleg a letter.

He asked if Oleg had a copy of "Pravda" with Yevtushenko’s poem about Stalin.

Standa explained he merely wanted to compare the Czech translation to the original in Russian.

In reality, Standa was trying to deceive any third party who might have a look at the letter’s contents.

The poem "Heirs of Stalin" was a direct, harsh attack on sStalinism by one of Russia’s most outspoken and influential poet.

That letter was, in fact, a disguised acknowledgement that Standa and Oleg shared the same ideological views.

This was the KGB elite training academy, located in a woodend area 20 miles north of Moscow.

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Great story! Keep writing!

samu

Feb. 5, 2022

Many thanks

Gordievksy - The Spy and the Traitor - 5