Vladimir Petrov was the man at the centre of the Petrov Affair, which occurred in 1954. This was a spy event involving Soviet Spy Agent, Vladimir Petrov, then third secretary in the Soviet embassy in Canberra, who wanted to provide ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) information of the Soviet's plans, in return for defection, that is, joining the Australian side and betraying his own country.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Petrov was born in 1915.
Vladimir Nikolayevich Petrov died in 1999.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov was born on 1947-06-30.
Vladimir Petrov - footballer - was born on 1940-03-20.
Vladimir Nikolaevich Petrov has written: 'Gorech' taezhnykh iagod' 'Kalenye strely'
Political asylum
Vladimir Ivanovich Kostin has written: 'K.S. Petrov-Vodkin'
The Petrov Affair was a Cold War spy drama in Australia in April 1954, involving the defection of Vladimir Petrov, third secretary in the Soviet embassy in Canberra.
Vladimir Petrov was a Soviet spy in Australia who defected in exchange for political asylum in 1954. The Australian government responded by recalling the USSR embassy in Canberra and cutting off diplomatic relations with Moscow.
The Petrov Affair occurred in 1954. It was a spy event involving Soviet Spy Agent, Vladimir Petrov, then third secretary in the Soviet embassy in Canberra, who wanted to provide ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) information of the Soviet's plans, in return for defection, that is, joining the Australian side and betraying his own country.
Vladimir Petrov was the Third Secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra, capital of Australia, during the period of the Cold War. Petrov's defection occurred after he requested political asylum in Australia in exchange for providing evidence and details of Soviet espionage. Basically, he was a spy.
Vladimir Petrov has written: 'Soviet gold' 'Money and conquest' -- subject(s): Occupation currency 'A study in diplomacy; the story of Arthur Bliss Lane' -- subject(s): Foreign relations 'What China policy?' -- subject(s): Foreign relations, Recognition (International law)