Adolf Tolkachev

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Soviet engineer and CIA spy (1927-1986)

Lived 1927 to 1986 · aged 59

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Adolf Georgiyevich Tolkachev was a Soviet electronics engineer. He provided vital documents to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1979 to 1985.

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Adolf Georgiyevich Tolkachev was a Soviet electronics engineer. He provided vital documents to the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1979 to 1985. Working at the Soviet radar design bureau Phazotron as one of the chief designers, Adolf Tolkachev gave the CIA complete detailed information about projects such as the R-23, R-24, R-33, R-27, and R-60, S-300 missile systems; fighter-interceptor aircraft radars used on the MiG-29, MiG-31, and Su-27; and other avionics. The KGB executed him in Moscow for espionage in 1986.

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Lived 1927 to 1986 · aged 59

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