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Russian Spy, American Defector – Meet Jan Neumann
Manage episode 289859516 series 170555
If you think that all the best spy stories happened during the Cold War – we have a doozy for you.
In 2008 FSB officer Alexy Yurievich Artmonov was presented with three choices: (1) put a bullet in his own head, (2) wait for someone else to do it, (3) run. Which would you choose? Alexy chose (3).
In fact, this story has all the makings of Cold War spy fiction: caught between the long arm of corrupt government officials and the mob, a spy and his wife go on the run leaving friends and family behind; to shake off any would be pursuers they book multiple decoy flights, and end up drinking rum cocktails in the Caribbean, before walking into the US Embassy in Santo Domingo seeking to exchange secrets in return for a new life and new identities…except, it was not quite that simple. Oh, and it happens to be true.
Join us as we explore how Alexy, the Russian FSB officer born in the former USSR, became Jan Neumann the graphic novel author, producer and storyteller living in America.
Like the very best spy stories, truth happens to be stranger than fiction.
P.S. Next week we announce the launch date for SpyCast 2.0!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Manage episode 289859516 series 170555
If you think that all the best spy stories happened during the Cold War – we have a doozy for you.
In 2008 FSB officer Alexy Yurievich Artmonov was presented with three choices: (1) put a bullet in his own head, (2) wait for someone else to do it, (3) run. Which would you choose? Alexy chose (3).
In fact, this story has all the makings of Cold War spy fiction: caught between the long arm of corrupt government officials and the mob, a spy and his wife go on the run leaving friends and family behind; to shake off any would be pursuers they book multiple decoy flights, and end up drinking rum cocktails in the Caribbean, before walking into the US Embassy in Santo Domingo seeking to exchange secrets in return for a new life and new identities…except, it was not quite that simple. Oh, and it happens to be true.
Join us as we explore how Alexy, the Russian FSB officer born in the former USSR, became Jan Neumann the graphic novel author, producer and storyteller living in America.
Like the very best spy stories, truth happens to be stranger than fiction.
P.S. Next week we announce the launch date for SpyCast 2.0!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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