The Spy who Betrayed Russia and Disappeared: Dmitri Polyakov
December 7, 2020
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The Cold War: nukes, proxy wars, and espionage. Secret agent Dmitri Polyakov enters this warzone. In a globe-trotting adventure, we follow the life of Polyakov; with all its back-stabbing, gadgetry, special ops, and secrecy. Khrushchev, Mao, Nixon, Aldrich Ames, Sandy Grimes and more form a cast of characters that includes traitorous spies, CIA moles, KGB detectives, and dictators. This is the Cold War and espionage explained.
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