Vyacheslav Ervandovich Kevorkov (born July 21, 1923 , Moscow - June 9, 2017 , Bonn , Germany [1] ) is an employee of the USSR state security bodies (major general of the KGB), publicist [2] .
| Vyacheslav Ervandovich Kevorkov | |
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| Birth name | Vyacheslav Ervandovich Gevorgyan |
| Date of Birth | July 21, 1923 |
| Place of Birth | Moscow , USSR |
| Date of death | June 9, 2017 (93 years old) |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia |
| Occupation | intelligence officer, journalist |
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Biography
Born July 21, 1923 in Moscow , graduated from the Military Institute of Foreign Languages .
Since 1945 he worked in Berlin as a translator of the Allied military administration in Germany. Then he served in the General Staff of the Soviet Army . Member of the exposure of war criminals of the former Reich.
In 1950, he was seconded to the Ministry of State Security of the USSR , where he began working as a detective in the counterintelligence system, and later worked as deputy chief.
In December 1969, on the instructions of the chairman of the KGB, Yu. V. Andropov, he created a “secret communication” channel for the top leadership of the USSR and Germany . The key figure in the secret channel between the USSR and the Federal Republic of Germany: bypassing diplomatic channels, he established a direct connection between L. I. Brezhnev and Willy Brandt , and contributed to the conclusion of the Soviet-West German Treaty (1970) .
He was friends with journalist Viktor Louis , writer Julian Semenov and was the prototype of Vitaly Slavin, a KGB officer in the novel and television series TASS authorized to declare ... [3] and the novel Intercontinental Node .
Later he worked in the General Staff of the Soviet Army .
In 1972-1982 - head of the 3rd department of the Second Main Directorate of the KGB (counterintelligence), head of the department.
Since 1982, Deputy General Director of TASS .
Since October 1991 - Head of the ITAR-TASS Regional Bureau in Germany , Austria and Switzerland .
Under the direct supervision of Major General Kevorkov, in 1975 a security service was organized in the system of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs , as a result of which a number of agents of foreign special services were exposed. He was close in service to the chairman of the KGB of the USSR, Yuri Andropov . He also had contacts with Leonid Brezhnev , including through his daughter Galina.
Until the end of his life, Kevorkov lived in Germany, near Bonn , maintained friendly relations with Egon Bar .
On the 90th anniversary of Kevorkov, the Rossiya television channel showed on July 27, 2014 the premiere of a documentary about him - The Last Romantic of Counterintelligence [2] .
He died on June 9, 2017 at the 93rd year of his life in Germany.
Compositions
- Kremlin operetta. - M .: Geya, 1997 .-- 278 p. - ISBN 5-85589-029-5
- Secret channel. - M .: Geya, 1997 .-- 320 p. - ISBN 5-85589-030-9
- Confession before execution. - M .: Top Secret , 2005 .-- 256 p. - ISBN 5-89048-159-2
- Victor Louis. A man with a legend. - M .: Seven Days, 2010 .-- 352 p. - ISBN 978-5-88149-449-0
- What are the presidents talking about? Secrets of the first persons. - M .: Algorithm , 2011 .-- 336 p. - ISBN 978-5-4320-0006-4
- The broken loop. - M.: At the Nikitsky Gate , 2017 .-- 384 p. - ISBN 978-5-00095-274-0
- Syurtuk. - M.: At the Nikitsky Gate , 2017 .-- 236 p. - ISBN 978-5-00095-324-2
Filmography
- 2014 - The Last Romantic of Counterintelligence. Television company NP FORMAT.
See also
- KGB of the USSR
- Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich
- Semenov, Julian Semenovich
- TASS is authorized to declare ... (television series)
- TASS
Notes
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1532605730143296&set=a.686990218038189.1073741827.100001816514795&type=3&theater ]
- ↑ 1 2 Last romantic of counterintelligence
- ↑ Mlechin L.M. Yuri Andropov. The last hope of the regime. - M .: Centerpolygraph , 2008 .-- S. 248. - 512 p. - 6000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-9524-3860-6 .