Penkovsky was the highest-ranking Soviet official to provide intelligence for the West up until that time, and is one of several individuals credited with altering the course of the Cold War. He was arrested …

Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky (born April 23, 1919, Vladikavkaz, Russia—died May 1963?, U.S.S.R.) was a senior Soviet military intelligence officer who was convicted of spying for the United Kingdom …

Jul 24, 2020 · Soviet military officer and double agent Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky supplied the CIA with intelligence that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis — and was then executed for it.

Oct 28, 2025 · Oleg Penkovsky, a pivotal figure during the Cold War, played a crucial role in providing the West with vital intelligence about Soviet capabilities, significantly impacting the Cuban Missile Crisis.

These documents provide over-the-shoulder looks from the perspective of the CIA Director as well as from Penkovsky himself in operational meeting reports. This collection offers insights on the spy's …

Lt. Col. Oleg Penkovsky, born the same year as Wynne in 1919, was the man on the inside, the Russian GRU spy who smuggled out military documents, photos, and human intelligence - including gossip …

Oct 1, 2023 · Oleg Penkovsky was a senior Soviet military intelligence officer who became a double agent for the United States and Britain during the Cold War. He was born in 1919 in Vladikavkaz, …

Feb 27, 2019 · Colonel Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, a career Soviet military intelligence officer and the Agency’s most spectacularly successful spy, was, in all likelihood, lost.

Penkovsky was the highest-ranking Soviet official to provide intelligence for the West up until that time, and is one of several individuals credited with altering the course of the Cold War. He was arrested …

Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky (Russian: Олег Владимирович Пеньковский; 23 April 1919 – 16 May 1963), codenamed HERO, was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and …