Pyotr Semyonovich Popov (Russian: Пётр Семёнович Попов; July 1923 - 1960) was a major in the Soviet military intelligence apparatus (GRU). He was the first GRU officer to offer his services to the Central Intelligence Agency after World War II. Between 1953 and 1958, he provided the United States government with large amounts of information concerning military capabilities and espionage operations. Codenamed ATTIC, for most of his time with the CIA, Popov's case officer was George Kisevalter.
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1 July 1923 Russia
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Died |
1960 (aged 36)
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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