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 …

In 1974, Popov published an autobiography titled Spy/Counterspy, "a racy account of his adventures that read like a James Bond novel." Russel Miller described it as "fundamentally …

Just before he left for the United States, the dashing 29-year-old Popov had been given a vital, new piece of spy paraphernalia by the Abwehr. It was a list of questions written on a microdot …

Jun 13, 2018 · Dusko Popov was a Serbian playboy who used his wealth, smooth moves, and worldly connections to make a name as an international spy.

On August 10, 1941, Dusko Popov flew on the Atlantic Clipper from London to New York. The son of a Yugoslav father and a German mother, Popov was a secret agent for the Abwehr, the …

Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real Life Inspiration for James Bond Publication Details By: Larry Loftis

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 …

Jan 1, 1974 · Popov was a Yugoslav who worked as a double agent for the British. The most frustrating part of his story is his time in the U.S. (1941-1942) when he delivered evidence to …

5 days ago · An operative for the Abwehr, SD, MI5, MI6, and FBI during World War II, Popov seduced countless women, spoke five languages, and was a crack shot.

Sep 1, 2011 · His name was Dusko (or Dusan) Popov; a flamboyant son of a wealthy and well-connected Serbian family. Code named Ivan, he was one of the Abwehr’s top agents. On Aug. …

Dusko Popov, a world war II spy. A globe-trotting account of a man's entanglement with espionage, murder, assassins, and lovers

In 1944 Mr. Popov helped per- e g ences. , ese me u g $50,000 in one night at a casino in , Estoril, Portugal, under the- gaze of British naval intelligence officer Fleming. Mr. Popov won, …

Feb 20, 2025 · More recent evidence suggests Popov was already under suspicion prior to the Tairov incident, due to a leak of a private speech by Marshal Zhukov at which Popov was …

Oct 5, 2017 · Popov, a lieutenant colonel in the GRU, was the CIA’s first in-place source in the Soviet hierarchy. He approached an American diplomat in Vienna in 1953 and offered his …

Oct 22, 2024 · Dusko Popov was a Serbian double agent during World War II, known for his daring espionage activities. He worked for both the British MI6 and the German Abwehr, …

Duško Popov was the real-life Serbian World War II spy who inspired Ian Fleming's flamboyant James Bond. With the codename ‘Tricycle,' he received crucial information and passed it on to …

Jun 25, 2016 · For those wanting to know the real-life inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond, here it is — the remarkable life of British double-agent Dusko Popov, the Serbian playboy who …

That combination of charisma, coolness, wit and looks did not go unnoticed by a mid level British intelligence officer named Ian Fleming, who would go on after the war to create fiction’s …

In 1974, Popov published his autobiography titled Spy/Counterspy, where he revealed his spy role for the first time. He died in France in 1981. Fleming admitted that Bond was a compound of …

Dec 14, 2017 · James Bond became the spit and image of one of the most famous global secret agents who went by the name of Popov, Dusan Popov. Just like the hero of Fleming’s novel …