Former KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky whose covert passing of secrets helped avert nuclear war dies aged 86
Sentenced to death for treason in his homeland after covertly passing secrets to Britain, Oleg Gordievsky was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George by the late Queen – the same honour held by James Bond.
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The flat in Copenhagen where Gordievsky lived while working for the Soviet Embassy. Pic: AP
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Gordievsky is honoured by Queen Elizabeth in 2007. Pic: PA
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