Dad Story about Igor Gouzenko.
dad was working for the CBC and was always where the news was happening, this is one of his stories about this guy.
Igor Gouzenko. He was a Soviet intelligence officer who defected to Canada in 1945, providing information that revealed a significant Soviet espionage network operating in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Igor Gouzenko worked as a cipher clerk for the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada. On September 5, 1945, he defected and brought with him over 100 documents detailing Soviet espionage activities. Gouzenko's defection is often credited with helping to spark the Cold War, as it exposed the extent of Soviet intelligence operations in the West.
His revelations led to several arrests and convictions in Canada, the U.S., and the UK, and had a profound impact on international relations during that period. Gouzenko was given a new identity by the Canadian government, and he and his family lived under protection for the rest of their lives.