Oleg Lyalin

Oleg Lyalin

Oleg Lyalin, (c. 1937 – 12 February 1995), a former Soviet agent who defected from the KGB. His defection led to the expulsion of 105 Soviet officials suspected as being Soviet spies from Britain on 25 September 1971.

Mr. Lyalin was sent by the KGB to London in the 1960s, posing as an official with the Soviet Trade Delegation.

His defection came about after he was arrested in London by Policeman Charles Shearer for drunk driving. His bail of £50 was paid by the Russian Trade Delegation but he was taken to a safe house by MI5.[1] He offered to disclose information about KGB activities in exchange for a new life with his Russian secretary, Irina Teplyakova, with whom he had begun an affair.[2]

The expulsion of 105 officials was the single biggest action taken against the Soviet Union by any western government. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, foreign secretary at the time, was accused by the Labour opposition of over-reaction.[3]

Lyalin was given a new identity by MI5 and remained in hiding until his death on 12 February 1995.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1971: 'I arrested a KGB superspy'". BBC News. 1971-09-30. http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/september/30/newsid_2523000/2523457.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-14. 
  2. ^ "Oleg Lyalin, 57, A K.G.B. Defector". The New York Times. 1995-02-25. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE7DC103EF936A15751C0A963958260. Retrieved 2008-01-14. 
  3. ^ Norton-Taylor, Richard (2007-07-17). "Old fashioned Cold War weapon aimed at modern problem". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,,2128018,00.html. Retrieved 2008-01-14. 



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Oleg Lialine — (en russe : Олег Лялин ; en anglais : Oleg Lyalin) (c.1938 12 février 1995) était un agent secret soviétique qui fit défection du KGB. Ses révélations conduisirent à l expulsion du Royaume Uni de 105 fonctionnaires… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Lyalin, Oleg Adolphovich — (?–1995)    The defection of Lyalin in London in 1971 seriously compromised KGB covert operations in Europe. Lyalin, who had been tasked by Moscow to prepare sabotage operations in the United Kingdom to be activated in case of war, provided the… …   Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

  • Allegations of state terrorism by Russia — The governments of Russia, and its predecessor state, the Soviet Union, have been accused of acts of state terrorism on many occasions. These allegations have come from human rights groups and critics of the Russian government.oviet UnionRed… …   Wikipedia

  • Лялин, Олег Леонидович — Олег Леонидович Лялин Архитектор Олег Лялин Основные сведения Гражданство …   Википедия

  • Mokroye delo — (Wet Work)    The NKVD used the terms mokroye delo (wet work, or wet affair) and chornaya rabota (black work) to describe executions and assassinations. Later the KGB used mokroye delo for foreign assassinations. In the 1930s the NKVD’s… …   Historical dictionary of Russian and Soviet Intelligence

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”