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The Spy Who Was Abel
Author: Nikolai Dolgopolov
Translator: Paul E. Richardson
Russian Life: July/Aug 2010
Department: Features
Page: 42 ( 8) pages
Summary: Rudolph Abel was one of the most accomplished Soviet intelligence agents of the post-war period - an "illegal" who was legendary, not slipshod and sloppy, like the 11 "illegals" detained in the US in June 2010. Nikolai Dolgopolov peels back the mask to give us a look at Abel’s life and profession through the eyes of his daughter.
This article appeared in the July/Aug 2010 issue of Russian Life. The text of this article is not available online.
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Weblinks related to this story:
- An Ogonyok interview with Evelina Fisher
- Article on Fisher/Abel's life With extracts from his memoirs (article in Russian)
- CIA account of Fisher's life A very detailed biography full of interesting tidbits.
- NY Times article on Abel
- What Wikipedia Has to Say