The Petrov Affair
In April 1954, Soviet spies Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov, masquerading as Canberra diplomats, defected to Australia.
This Cold War saga and the information the couple passed to local authorities had global implications, identifying spy networks around the world and affecting Australia’s political balance of power for decades.
An intense post-World War II rivalry between the USA and its allies (including Australia), and the Soviet Union and its
