Viktor Suvorov

Viktor Suvorov ({{lang|ru|??????? ????????}}; real name Vladimir Rezun : {{lang|ru|????????? ??????????? ??????}}) (born April 20, 1947) was a Soviet intelligence officer of Ukrainian and Russian descent who had been working for the Soviet military intelligence (GRU), but defected to the United Kingdom in 1978, where he worked as an intelligence analyst and lecturer. Later he wrote several highly controversial books, best known for his speculations about Stalin's alleged plans for attack on Europe.

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April 20 - 1947 - Soviet - Ukrainian - Russian - GRU - United Kingdom - 1978 - Intelligence

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Suvorov claims his pseudonym was his army nickname, which was actually intended to mean "smart-ass" (Aleksandr Suvorov was a famed Russian military commander of the 18th century).

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Pseudonym - Aleksandr Suvorov

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