Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (Russian: Пётр Семёнович Попов; July 1923 – January 1960) [1] was a colonel in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II.

Oct 2, 2018 · Formerly a field-grade officer in the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) of the Soviet military, Popov was the CIA’s most valuable Human Intelligence (HUMINT) asset during the Cold War,...

Apr 28, 2022 · Lt. Colonel Pyotr Popov is considered to be the CIA’s first Soviet double agent, but a newly uncovered file from the Lithuanian Special Archives suggests that the CIA might have been better off staying away from him when he returned to Moscow in 1958.

In late 1952, Pyotr Popov, a major in the Soviet military intelligence service (GRU), sought out a contact in American intelligence in Vienna.

Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (Russian: Пётр Семёнович Попов; July 1923 – January 1960)[1] was a major in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II.

At this time according to one of Popov's superiors the GRU illegals Directorate in Moscow, to which they were both ultimately responsible, was under fire from the CPSU Central Committee for lack of accomplishment.

On 1 May 1960 a U-2 was shot down over the Soviet Union, in the 1960 U-2 incident. Popov was dismissed from the GRU in November 1958, and placed on reserve status. In January 1959, after incriminating evidence was found in his apartment, he was …

Nov 22, 2018 · The second person is only known to Montenegro prosecutors under his cover identity, Vladimir Popov. It is under this cover name that he is being sought by Interpol and by Montenegro’s partner law enforcement agencies in Europe, as can be seen in the court case file.

Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (Russian:Пётр Семёнович Попов; July 1923 – January 1960) [1] was a colonel in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II.

Feb 20, 2025 · Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (Russian: Пётр Семёнович Попов; July 1923 - 1960) was a major in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II.