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Queen Elizabeth II was kept in the dark for years about a Soviet spy in the palace
Queen Elizabeth II was not officially informed for nearly a decade that Anthony Blunt was a Soviet spy, newly declassified documents reveal.
Queen Elizabeth II wasn't told about Soviet spy in her palace, declassified MI5 files show
Newly declassified British documents show that Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t told details of her long-time art adviser’s double life as a Soviet spy because palace officials didn’t want to add to her worr
Late queen was not officially told art surveyor was Soviet spy for years
Art historian Anthony Blunt was for decades Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures, overseeing the official Royal Art Collection, and in 1964 admitted he had been a Soviet agent since t
Queen Was Not Told Aide Was Soviet Spy For Years, UK Records Show
Queen Elizabeth II was not told officially for nearly a decade that one of her most senior courtiers had admitted he was a Soviet spy, newly declassified British files revealed Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth 'kept in the dark' over palace spy as treachery hidden for almost a decade
Sir Anthony Blunt, the royal family's picture surveyor and renowned art historian, finally admitted that he had been a Soviet agent since the 1930s
Queen not officially told for years about Palace spy, MI5 papers reveal
Papers released by MI5 show that although Blunt confessed to them he had spied for the Russians during World War Two, the late queen herself was not officially told for nearly nine years. When she was informed of the full story in the 1970s,
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Russia's "Admiral Nakhimov" Battlecruiser Is Returning to the High Seas
It is believed that this iconic boat will split its time between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic, while avoiding the ...
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The last secrets of Kim Philby, the Soviet double agent who betrayed the UK
The British secret service has declassified new documents about the famous spy who ended up fleeing to Moscow, where he died ...
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United Kingdom Declassifies Confessions of ‘Cambridge Five’ Soviet Spies
Britain’s National Archives on Tuesdayreleased declassified MI5 domestic counterintelligence agency files containing the ...
The Tragic Story Of Laika, The Soviet ‘Canine Cosmonaut’ Who Made Space History In 1957
On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union made history by launching the first living creature into Earth’s orbit: not a human, ...
Putin Gets a Snub in the Vast Wine Cellars of a Former Soviet Republic
The Russian president celebrated his 50th birthday at a winery in Moldova. After the invasion of Ukraine, it moved the ...
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The concert where Paul Robeson was warned not to sing in Yiddish
In 1949, the American Communist activist was invited by the Soviet government to give a huge concert in Moscow.
A Wider War Has Already Started in Europe
Still, the official announcement declined to use the word war to characterize Moscow’s activities outside Ukraine. Instead, ...
Secret UK files detailing confessions of Cambridge Five spies released
Top secret MI5 files detailing first-hand accounts of confessions of three of Britain's most notorious double agents ...
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OTD In Space – January 8: Soviet Union Launches 2nd Lunar Rover
On January 8, 1973, the Soviet Union launched the Luna 21 mission to land a rover on the moon. This was the second time that ...