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Igor Gouzenko

Igor Gouzenko

Municipal clerk
Igor Sergeyevich Gouzenko was a cipher clerk for the Soviet embassy to Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, and a lieutenant of the Soviet Main Intelligence Directorate. He defected on September 5, 1945, three days after the end of World War II, with 109... Wikipedia
Born: January 26, 1919, Dmitrov, Russia
Died: June 25, 1982 (age 63 years), Mississauga, Canada
Known for: Exposing Soviet spy ring in Canada
Spouse: Svetlana (m. 1942–1982)
Nationality: Canadian and Russian