The Spy Who The Spy Who Outran the KGB | The Chase | 3
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Dec 9, 2025 Oleg Gordievsky navigates a perilous game of cat-and-mouse with the KGB in Moscow, where every move is fraught with danger. After a harrowing abduction and intense questioning, he is haunted by distrust at home. With MI6’s audacious escape plan set in motion, he engages in a tense chase through the city, narrowly evading capture. The stakes are high as he races against time and KGB tails, culminating in a dramatic crossing into freedom in Finland. His gripping story reveals the risks and cunning required in the world of espionage.
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Interrogation In The Bungalow
- Oleg Gordievsky was seized, drugged and interrogated in a KGB safe house after returning to Moscow from London.
- He denied everything while knowing his apartment was bugged and colleagues had begun to distance themselves.
Escape Hinged On Memorised Signals
- Under intense suspicion, Gordievsky realised escape was his only way to control his fate and triggered MI6's plan.
- The plan depended on intricate signals and memorised instructions hidden inside a Shakespeare book.
The Bakery And The Mars Bar Signal
- A pre-arranged bakery signal involved a plastic bag and a man in grey trousers with a Harrods bag eating a chocolate bar.
- Arthur Gee recognised Gordievsky at the bakery and signalled extraction by eating a Mars bar.
