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Series: Amazing Stories
Imprint: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Publication Date: 8 November 2005
Copyright Year: 2005
ISBN: 9781554390281
Page Count: 144
Dimensions: 5.5" x 8.5"

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Spies in Our Midst

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The Incredible Story of Igor Gouzenko, Cold War Spy

by L.D. Cross

Igor Gouzenko was a former clerk in the Soviet embassy in Ottawa who defected to the West in 1945. At first, no one believed his stories. The evidence eventually led to the arrest of a large Soviet spy ring in Canada, and sent Gouzenko into hiding for the rest of his life. His revelations reverberated throughout the world & ignited the Cold War.

Igor Gouzenko was a former clerk in the Soviet embassy in Ottawa who defected to the West in 1945. His story was so astounding that, at first, no one believed him. But the evidence he smuggled from the embassy eventually led to the arrest of a large Soviet spy ring in Canada, and sent Gouzenko into hiding for the rest of his life. His revelations reverberated throughout the world and ignited the Cold War.

About the Author

L.D. Cross is an Ottawa writer and member of the Periodical Writers Association of Canada (PWAC). Her business and lifestyle articles have appeared in publications such as Home Business Report, Modern Woman, WeddingBells, Fifty-Five Plus, enRoute, Aviation History, and Legion Magazine. She has won awards of excellence for features and for editorial and technical writing in the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Ottawa EXCEL, competitions.

Cross is also co-author of Inside Outside: In Conversation with a Doctor and a Clothing Designer, which is about achieving a lifetime of feeling good and looking good.