Oleg Gordievsky was in charge of Russia's London embassy until the Kremlin was on to him

Colonel Oleg Gordievsky was excited. His boss, General Arkadi Guk, in the Soviet embassy in London, had been expelled by the British and he, as deputy, was in pole position to take over as a double agent.
Via: Oleg Gordievsky was in charge of Russia's London embassy until the Kremlin was on to him