Stalin’s Romeo Spy

Dmitri Bystrolyotov was one of the greatest Soviet spies of all time. He was recruited by Stalin for his dashing good looks and ease with languages to seduce secrets from willing targets during the 1920s and 30s. This chameleon-like character posed as a sailor, doctor, lawyer, artist, and was a favorite of Stalin before he fell from favor and was sentenced to the Gulag. Emil Draitser, a professor of Russian at Hunter College and author of Stalin's Romeo Spy: The Remarkable Rise and Fall of the KGB's Most Daring Operative, will share the intriguing story of this Soviet Casanova, whom he personally interviewed.

For more info about the book, visit: www.stalinsromeospy.com. 

Wednesday, February 18, 2015  10:15 am