Dmitri Polyakov Дмитрий Поляков | |
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| Born | 6 July 1921 Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 15 March 1988 (aged 66) Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Education | Frunze Military Academy |
| Children | 3 (1 predeceased) |
| Espionage activity | |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Agency | Red Army GRU |
| Active | 1941–1946 (Red Army) 1951–1980 (GRU) |
| Rank | Major General |
| Codename | Bourbon, Roam, Tophat |
Dmitri Fyodorovich Polyakov (Russian: Дмитрий Фёдорович Поляков; 6 July 1921 – 15 March 1988)[1] was a Major General in the Soviet GRU during the Cold War. According to former high-level KGB officer Sergey Kondrashev, Polyakov acted as a KGB disinformation agent at the FBI's New York City field office when he was posted at United Nations headquarters in 1962.[2] Kondrashev's post-Cold War friend, former high-level CIA counterintelligence officer Tennent H. Bagley, says Polyakov "flipped" and started spying for the CIA when he was reposted to Rangoon, Moscow, and New Delhi. Polyakov was suddenly recalled to Moscow in 1980, arrested, tried, and finally executed in 1988.[3][4]
In the CIA, Polyakov was known by code names "Bourbon" and "Roam", while the FBI referred to him as "Tophat".[5]
- ^ Dmitri Polyakov. WorldCat. Retrieved 1 Nov 2024.
- ^ Bagley 2013, pp. 214–222.
- ^ Bagley 2007, pp. 170–174.
- ^ Bagley, Tennent H. (2014). "Ghosts of the Spy Wars: A Personal Reminder to Interested Parties". International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. 28: 1–37. doi:10.1080/08850607.2014.962362.
- ^ "Dmitri Polyakov (Soviet General and Cold War Spy)". On This Day. Retrieved 14 August 2024.