Boris Vinogradov
 Boris Vinogradov    (spook) | |
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| Born | 1909 Russia |
| Died | 1938 (Age 28) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
Soviet spook who in 1934 seduced and recruited Martha Dodd, the daughter of William Edward Dodd, the United States ambassador in Germany. | |
Boris Vinogradov was a Soviet spook.
Activities
Under diplomatic cover as a press attaché in Berlin, he was also a NKVD agent and in March 1934, he was ordered to recruit Martha Dodd, the daughter of William Edward Dodd, the United States ambassador in Germany.[1]
The couple became lovers while in Paris. They also visited Moscow before returning to Berlin. On 5th June, 1935, Vinogradov wrote to his spymaster: "Currently the case with the American (Martha Dodd) is proceeding in the following way. Now she is in Berlin, and I received a letter from her in which she writes that she still loves me and dreams of marrying me. It is possible to work with her only with help from our good relations."[2]
In October 1935, Vinogradov was recalled to Moscow and other case officers soon replaced him. Dodd worked with each of them while hoping to reconnect with Vinogradov.[1] Vinogradov was also posted to Warsaw and Bucharest, and kept up correspondence with Dodd.
He was executed in approximately 1938, during the Great Purge.[3]
References
- ↑ a b Weinstein, Allen & Vassiliev, Alexander (1999). The Haunted Wood. New York: Modern Library. ISBN 0-375-75536-5. OCLC 43680047. page 51
- ↑ https://spartacus-educational.com/Boris_Vinogradov.htm
- ↑ Larson, Erik (2011). In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin. Crown. ISBN 978-0-307-40884-6. page 348
