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Best of 2025 … so far: ‘I am not who you think I am’: how a deep-cover KGB spy recruited his own son

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The Double Life: From Deli Owners to KGB Operatives

This chapter explores the journey of a couple who escape East Germany and build a new life in Canada, running a successful deli. Their stable existence is upended by unexpected orders from the KGB, prompting a dramatic move to the U.S.

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