Name: Traitor/Patriot | The Soviet General Who Switched Sides
Uploaded: 2022-09-15
Duration: 52 min 9 s
Description: Arguably the greatest spy for the West during the Cold War, Dimitriy Polyakov was a Russian Military Intelligence General who turned on Russia. He was run by the CIA and FBI and betrayed by both Ames and Hanssen.

Traitor/Patriot gives you an insider's look at the motivation behind the people who committed espionage.

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