Oleg Gordievsky

About the Author

Oleg Gordievsky, a former KGB colonel who became one of the most pivotal double agents of the Cold War, defected to the West in 1985 after years of secretly providing invaluable intelligence to MI6. Born in Moscow in 1938, he rose through the ranks of Soviet intelligence, serving in East Germany, Copenhagen, and London, where his disillusionment with the regime led him to risk everything for freedom and truth. His gripping autobiography, Next Stop Execution, chronicles his harrowing experiences, narrow escapes from execution, and the high-stakes world of espionage that defined his life. Now living in the UK, Gordievsky continues to educate the world on the dangers of totalitarianism through his writings and lectures, offering a firsthand account of the shadowy underbelly of Soviet power.