Discover this podcast and so much more

Podcasts are free to enjoy without a subscription. We also offer ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more for just $11.99/month.

Sonya’s Red Heart, Part One: The Fairytale of Ursula Kuczynski | GRU

Sonya’s Red Heart, Part One: The Fairytale of Ursula Kuczynski | GRU

FromTrue Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics


Sonya’s Red Heart, Part One: The Fairytale of Ursula Kuczynski | GRU

FromTrue Spies: Espionage | Investigation | Crime | Murder | Detective | Politics

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ursula Kuczynski, AKA Agent Sonya, is one history's most effective spies. As an intelligence gatherer for the Soviet military, she helped to usher in the age of Mutually Assured Destruction during the bloody 1940s.
In 2020, a newly declassified document muddied the waters - who was Sonya really working for?
In this two-part True Spies story, a new theory deepens the mystery of her life and work.
In Part 1, Sophia Di Martino joins Professor Anthony Glees to follow Sonya's rise to prominence within the Russian GRU.
From SPYSCAPE, the HQ of secrets. A Cup And Nuzzle production. Series producer: Joe Foley. Produced by Hannah Dean. Music by Nick Ryan.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jan 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

True Spies takes you inside the world's greatest espionage and detective operations. Our hosts Hayley Atwell and Vanessa Kirby talk to the real spies behind the missions. What do they know? What are their skills? And what would you do in their position? We explore and investigate real life thrillers, mysteries and crimes - stories that prove truth is stranger than fiction! These stories cover lies, murder, theft, sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll. You’ll meet experts from the top intelligence agencies including FBI, CIA, MI5, MI6 (SIS), KGB, GRU, Mossad and many others. You’ll discover characters who spied because of money, ideology, coercion or just plain old ego. And, if you’d like to dig deeper into the world of secrets, and test your own secret intelligence skills, head over to spyscape.com for articles, games, experiences, puzzles and videos. A Cup & Nuzzle production. Series producer: Gemma Newby. Music: Nick Ryan.