Defector’s family arrive in UK

Title

Defector’s family arrive in UK

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

6 Sep 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:35

Description

Stephanie West reports from Heathrow Airport on the arrival of KGB defector Oleg Gordievsky’s wife and children who have just landed on British soil 6 years after him having been allowed to leave Moscow. The KGB had forced her to divorce him. Wife Leila Gordievsky reacts on arrival.

Contributors

Stephanie West; Leila Gordievsky

Keywords

Heathrow Airport; USSR; Spies; Oleg Gordievsky

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