Feb. 15, 2022
The Spy and the Traitor - 8
Summary n8 - Book: “The Spy and the Traitor.”
DISCLAIMER: REAL STORY.
Oleg’s period at "School 101" was the best of his life. To make it into service in the "First Chief Directorate" was the concealed dream of every young officer. Vasili, Oleg’s older brother, worked hard for "Directorate S". Being a professional illegal, he moved from one country to another under false names, serving the underworld Soviet spy network. Sometimes he hinted to Oleg “exotic” location, like Sweden and South Africa. Oleg hoped to follow in his brother’s footsteps and become an illegal*. However, much to his disappointment, he was assigned to a desk job at the KGB control centre. Precisely, he had to prepare documentation—convincing fake backstories, fake names and fake personas—for illegals.
At the “Centre”(as it was called) he was introduced to many Soviet’s “retired” spy heroes. Among whom, Konon Molody and Kim Philpy certainly stood out in terms of achievements. In 1943 the KGB had appropriated the idendity of a Canadian dead child and given it to Konon; this was not unusual practice among intelligence agencies. Thus, Konon grew up in Canada and was raised outwardly as a perfect Northamerican. In 1953, Konon settled in London. It was not long before he set about to put up a spy network, gathering intelligence on naval secrets.
As for Kim Philpy, he was one of the most effective and damaging Cold War spies. Kim Philpy was quintessentially British, but was also a communist. Born in 1912 to a family of the upper level class, he first attented Eton and Cambridge University, and then went on to “join” MI6. He rose to become head of counter-intelligence operations against the USSR. The same person who was supposed to “fight” the “enemy” was, in reality, the enemy itself. He did not damage only MI6, but the CIA as well because of his close “friendship” with CIA’s James Angleton. Philpy destroyed over twenty major CIA operations.
But more was to come. After Philpy’s defection, Angleton, who had risen to become head of the CIA, sank into a permanent state of distrust and paranoia. He came to see complots and double agents everywhere. All of this led him to almost bring down the organization itself.
*Is the part “become an illegal” redundant? Given that it’s clear what his brother’s job is.
The Spy and the Traitor - 8
Summary n8 - Book: “The Spy and the Traitor.” "n8" is not wrong, but I have never seen numbering in that format. More typical might be "No. 8"
DISCLAIMER: REAL STORY.
Oleg’s periodtime at "School 101" was the best period of his life.
To make it into service in the "First Chief Directorate" was the concealedsecret dream of every young officer.
Vasili, Oleg’s older brother, worked hard for "Directorate S".
Being a professional illegal, he moved from one country to another under false names, serving the underworld Soviet spy network.
Sometimes he hinted to Oleg “exotic” locations, like Sweden and South Africa.
Unclear exactly what this sentence means
Oleg hoped to follow in his brother’s footsteps and become an illegal*.
However, much to his disappointment, he was assigned to a desk job at the KGB control centre.
PTo be precisely, he had to prepare documentation—convincing fake backstories, fake names and fake personas—for illegals.
At the “Centre”(as it was called) he was introduced to many Soviet’of the Soviet Union's “retired” spy heroes.
Among whom, Konon Molody and Kim Philpby certainly stood out in terms of achievements.
In 1943 the KGB had appropriated the idendtity of a dead Canadian dead child and given it to Konon; this was not unusual practice among intelligence agencies.
Thus, Konon grew up in Canada and was raised outwardly as a perfect Northa American.
In 1953, Konon settled in London.
It was not long before he set about to put upcreating a spy network, gathering intelligence on naval secrets.
As for Kim Philpby, he was one of the most effective and damaging Cold War spies.
Kim Philpy was quintessentially British, but was also a communist.
Born in 1912 to a family of the upper level classn upper class family, he first attentded Eton and Cambridge University, and then went on to “join” MI6.
He rose to become head of counter-intelligence operations against the USSR.
The same person who was supposed to “fight” the “enemy” was, in reality, the enemy itself.
He did not damage only MI6, but the CIA as well because of his close “friendship” with the CIA’s James Angleton.
Philpby destroyed over twenty major CIA operations.
After Philpby’s defection, Angleton, who had risen to become head of the CIA, sank into a permanent state of distrust and paranoia.
He came to see complots and double agents everywhere.
All of this led him to almost to bring down the organization itself.
*Is the part “become an illegal” redundant?
I would leave it in. But it's unclear from this excerpt exactly what an 'illegal' is. Perhaps you've already defined it in a previous excerpt.
Given that it’s clear what his brother’s job is.
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*Is the part “become an illegal” redundant?
An "illegal" was a spy with no diplomatic cover. He or she would be under the guise of a front job, which obviously wasn't a diplomatic one. I hope it's clearer.
Feb. 15, 2022
Sometimes he hinted to Oleg “exotic” locations, like Sweden and South Africa.
Vasili was away for long periods because of his posting (UK spelling) abroad. So you can imagine the two of them "chatting" about it and Vasili vaguely mentioning South Africa, and other places. They didn't have proper full conversations as brothers. Vasili kept a lot of things from Oleg. I hope it's clearer what I meant
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Summary n8 - Book: “The Spy and the Traitor.” Summary n8 - Book: “The Spy and the Traitor.” "n8" is not wrong, but I have never seen numbering in that format. More typical might be "No. 8" |
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DISCLAIMER: REAL STORY. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Oleg’s period at "School 101" was the best of his life. Oleg’s |
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To make it into service in the "First Chief Directorate" was the concealed dream of every young officer. To make it into service in the "First Chief Directorate" was the |
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Vasili, Oleg’s older brother, worked hard for "Directorate S". This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Being a professional illegal, he moved from one country to another under false names, serving the underworld Soviet spy network. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Sometimes he hinted to Oleg “exotic” location, like Sweden and South Africa. Sometimes he hinted to Oleg “exotic” locations, like Sweden and South Africa. Unclear exactly what this sentence means |
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Oleg hoped to follow in his brother’s footsteps and become an illegal*. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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However, much to his disappointment, he was assigned to a desk job at the KGB control centre. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Precisely, he had to prepare documentation—convincing fake backstories, fake names and fake personas—for illegals.
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At the “Centre”(as it was called) he was introduced to many Soviet’s “retired” spy heroes. At the “Centre”(as it was called) he was introduced to many |
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Among whom, Konon Molody and Kim Philpy certainly stood out in terms of achievements. Among whom, Konon Molody and Kim Phil |
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In 1943 the KGB had appropriated the idendity of a Canadian dead child and given it to Konon; this was not unusual practice among intelligence agencies. In 1943 the KGB had appropriated the iden |
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Thus, Konon grew up in Canada and was raised outwardly as a perfect Northamerican. Thus, Konon grew up in Canada and was raised outwardly as a perfect North |
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In 1953, Konon settled in London. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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It was not long before he set about to put up a spy network, gathering intelligence on naval secrets. It was not long before he set about |
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As for Kim Philpy, he was one of the most effective and damaging Cold War spies. As for Kim Phil |
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Kim Philpy was quintessentially British, but was also a communist. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Born in 1912 to a family of the upper level class, he first attented Eton and Cambridge University, and then went on to “join” MI6. Born in 1912 to a |
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He rose to become head of counter-intelligence operations against the USSR. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The same person who was supposed to “fight” the “enemy” was, in reality, the enemy itself. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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He did not damage only MI6, but the CIA as well because of his close “friendship” with CIA’s James Angleton. He did not damage only MI6, but the CIA as well because of his close “friendship” with the CIA’s James Angleton. |
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Philpy destroyed over twenty major CIA operations. Phil |
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But more was to come. |
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After Philpy’s defection, Angleton, who had risen to become head of the CIA, sank into a permanent state of distrust and paranoia. After Phil |
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He came to see complots and double agents everywhere. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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All of this led him to almost bring down the organization itself. All of this led him |
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*Is the part “become an illegal” redundant? *Is the part “become an illegal” redundant? I would leave it in. But it's unclear from this excerpt exactly what an 'illegal' is. Perhaps you've already defined it in a previous excerpt. |
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Given that it’s clear what his brother’s job is. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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