Vladimir Petrov | |
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Владимир Миха́йлович Петров | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Vladimi_Petrov_1954.jpg) Vladimir Petrov in a safe house after defecting to Australia. | |
| Born | Afanasii Mikhailovich Shorokhov 15 February 1907 Larikha, Siberia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 June 1991 (aged 84) Parkville, Victoria, Australia |
| Other names | Vladimir Mikhaylovich Proletarsky |
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Vladimir Mikhaylovich Petrov (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Петро́в; born Afanasii Mikhailovich Shorokhov; 15 February 1907 – 14 June 1991) was a Soviet spy who defected to Australia in 1954 with his wife Evdokia, in what became known as the Petrov Affair.