Ядерный удар из гастронома: безумный план самого опасного шпиона СССР

On 12 April 1961, the USSR celebrated a triumph—Yuri Gagarin’s space flight. But just eight days later, an event took place in London that led to a flood of Soviet military secrets about rocket technology spilling into the West: GRU Colonel Oleg Penkovsky took the initiative to establish secret contact with MI6 and the CIA. https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/P... Why did the ‘number one spy’ decide to defect? What state secrets did he smuggle out for the CIA in bags that were exempt from airport screening? And is it true that he suggested the Americans strike the KGB with a miniature atomic bomb hidden in a nearby shop? Alexander Vasilyev — a former investigator of particularly important cases for the KGB of the USSR — tells the story. We’ll take a quick peek into the CIA archives and see some documents and transcripts. Subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss part 2 of the video on the Penkovsky case. It’ll be fascinating! Timecodes: 00:00 — Gagarin in space and Penkovsky in London: two poles of Soviet history in April 1961 01:17 — Alexander Vasilyev: a KGB investigator’s perspective on the ‘number one spy’ 03:25 — The nuclear missile standoff: the Dropshot and SIOP plans 04:37 — The fear known as the ‘Missile Gap’: why the Americans feared Soviet missiles 07:30 — Nikita Khrushchev and ‘Kuzka’s Mother’: the difficulties of translation 08:50 — Who is Oleg Penkovsky and why did he become a traitor? 09:13 — The first meeting in London: how secret documents were smuggled out 11:00 — Resentment towards the KGB: his father’s White Guard past and a ruined career 12:20 — A ‘godsend’ that fell into the CIA’s lap 13:05 — Transcript from the CIA archives: Penkovsky on the accuracy of Soviet missiles 14:27 — Nuclear war tactics: 50 frames of secret film 15:55 — The famous Minox camera: a spy gadget from pre-war Riga 17:22 — A nuclear charge in a delicatessen: Penkovsky’s mad plan 18:20 — Preview of Part 2: 10 months of surveillance and the Cuban Missile Crisis #KGB #Espionage #ColdWar #OlegPenkovsky #SecretArchives