Defection from Soviet Intelligence: The Case of Victor Sheymov

Join the Intelligence Project on Wednesday, March 11th, for a seminar with Glenn Corn, a former senior CIA operations officer and Russia expert. Glenn will examine the case of Victor Sheymov, who was a high-ranking KGB major and cryptographer that defected to the United States with the help of the CIA in during the Cold War in 1980. Victor was a specialist in cipher communications and security, and after his defection, he provided the CIA with valuable intelligence, including in-depth knowledge of KGB systems and activities. For more information, please see our event page.

This session is open to Harvard ID holders and will be held under the Chatham House rules. Registration is required. Light refreshments will be served.