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200239 minGdocumentary

Cold War Espionage

Fugitive Diary

200239 minGdocumentary

For over thirty years, KGB militants sought Alexander Orlov, a Soviet intelligence officer who vanished in Spain in 1938.

Cold War Espionage

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Evgeniy Serdyukovskiy

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For over thirty years, KGB militants sought Alexander Orlov, a Soviet intelligence officer who vanished in Spain in 1938.

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Evgeniy Serdyukovskiydirector

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Alexander Orlov, a Soviet intelligence officer, vanished in Spain in 1938. His disappearance sparked a decades-long search by KGB agents intent on eliminating him. Orlov played a crucial role in significant operations, including the transfer of Spain's gold reserves to the USSR and plans to assassinate Leon Trotsky. The film details the intrigue surrounding his life and the lengths to which the Soviet regime went to track him down.

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