Stanislav Alexandrovich Levchenko (Russian: Станислав Александрович Левченко, born July 28, 1941) is a former RussianKGB major[1] who defected to the United States in 1979. He obtained U.S. citizenship in 1989.
Levchenko defected to the United States in October 1979,[1] and was instrumental in detailing the KGB's Japanese spy network to the U.S government, including in Congressional testimony in the early 1980s.
Levchenko published his English-language autobiography, On the Wrong Side: My Life in the KGB, in 1988. A Japanese version, KGB no Mita Nihon ("The KGB's View of Japan") was published in 1985.
Ivan Ivanovich Kovalenko (Russian: Иван Иванович(Ивановић) Коваленко; February 13, 1919 – July 27, 2005) was born in Vladivostok, RSFSR (now in Vladivostok, Russia). Kovalenko was in charge of a secretary and the interpreter of Aleksandr Vasilevsky who was Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II. Kovalenko was also the deputy director of the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee and a firm proponent of dealing with Japan from a position of strength during the Cold War (1945–91). Kovalenko had visited Japan every year since 1956 to promote the relationship between Japan and the Soviet Union. As the agent in charge, Kovalenko was severely criticized for the defections of Rastvorov and Levchenko to the United States. His help of Japanese who had come in contact with the Soviet Union side also raised concerns regarding his loyalty as an agent for the Soviet Union. Kovalenko died of chronic diseases such as gangrene and diabetes mellitus at his home in Moscow, Russia. Kovalenko published "コワレンコ (Kovalenko), イワン (Ivan) (1996). 対日工作の回想. 文藝春秋 (Bungeishunju). ISBN978-4-16-352260-9." about his short biography and memoirs of the agent activities in the Soviet Union against Japan.
^ abcTrahair, R. C. S. (2004). Encyclopedia of Cold War espionage, spies, and secret operations. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 166–167. ISBN0-313-31955-3.
^"Soviet journalist defects". Spokane, Washington: The Spokesman-Review. October 26, 1979. p. 6. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
^Shackley, Theodore; Finney, Richard A. (2005). Spymaster: my life in the CIA. Potomac Books. p. 91. ISBN1-57488-915-X.
^Anderson, Jack; Van Atta, Dale (December 6, 1987). "The defector the KGB is looking for". Allegheny Times. Beaver Newspapers. pp. A6. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
Brook-Shepherd, Gordon, The Storm Birds. Soviet Post War Defectors: The Dramatic True Stories 1945-1985 (New York: Henry Holt, 1989)
Laffin, John, Brassey's Book of Espionage (London: Brassey's, 1996)
KGB Today: The Hidden Hand. (New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1983). New York: Berkley Books, 1985.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Stanislav Levchenko news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2007 Learn how and when to remove this message Stanislav Alexandrovich Levchenko Russian Stanislav Aleksandrovich Levchenko born July 28 1941 is a former Russian KGB major 1 who defected to the United States in 1979 He obtained U S citizenship in 1989 Levchenko was born in Moscow obtained an education at the Institute of Asia and Africa of Lomonosov Moscow State University 2 and pursued graduate studies at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences 1 2 His first KGB work came in 1968 after he had worked for the GRU for two years He became fully employed by the agency in 1971 In 1975 he was sent undercover abroad as a journalist working for the Russian magazine New Times Novoye Vremya in Tokyo Japan 3 Levchenko defected to the United States in October 1979 1 and was instrumental in detailing the KGB s Japanese spy network to the U S government including in Congressional testimony in the early 1980s After his defection Levchenko supplied the names of about 200 Japanese agents who had been also defecting earlier Included in his list were a former labour minister for the Liberal Democratic Party Hirohide Ishida 石田 博英 4 and Socialist Party leader Seiichi Katsumata 勝間田 清一 Takuji Yamane of the newspaper Sankei Shimbun was also mentioned A Soviet court condemned Levchenko to death in 1981 5 Svetlana and Nikolai Ogorodnikov tried to hunt him down in the United States but they were exposed in the Richard Miller spy case Levchenko published his English language autobiography On the Wrong Side My Life in the KGB in 1988 A Japanese version KGB no Mita Nihon The KGB s View of Japan was published in 1985 Contents 1 Japanese agents 1 1 Ivan Kovalenko 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksJapanese agents editGabba or Gabber Takuji Yamane Japanese 山根 卓二 6 Hoover Hirohide Ishida Japanese 石田 博英 6 Kant Seiichi Katsumata Japanese 勝間田 清一 6 Krasnov Ryuzo Sejima Japanese 瀬島 龍三 The code name Krasnov was Ryuzo Sejima 7 8 and was also a KGB official agent 6 9 Levchenko testified that Ryuzo Sejima was intimate with Ivan Kovalenko who was a boss of the agent activities in the Soviet Union against Japan 7 Ryuzo Sejima had disguised himself as the diplomatic courier called Ryozo 良三 Sekoshi 瀬越 and had gone to Moscow Soviet Union from December 25 1944 to February 24 1945 Ryuzo Sejima moved out to Manchuria on July 1 1945 In fact Ryuzo Sejima had already known that the Soviet Union would attack to Manchuria and Japan at this time Although Ryuzo Sejima was able to return to the mainland in Japan without any obstacle after World War II he defected to and had stayed for 11 years in the Soviet Union Yuriy Rastvorov who defected from the Soviet Union to the United States by way of Japan as well as Levchenko had trained Ryuzo Sejima as an defection agent in the Soviet Union 8 Ivan Kovalenko made friends with Japanese of Akira Kato 加藤 昭 Yohei Sasakawa and Buntaro Kuroi 黒井 文太郎 etc in Japan and has left the report about Ryuzo Sejima s secret After Ryuzo Sejima returned from the Soviet Union to Japan on August 18 1956 it was confirmed by the Japanese secret police that the KGB came in contact with Ryuzo Sejima in Japan 9 Ryuzo Sejima took part in the Toshiba Kongsberg scandal 7 9 Ryuzo Sejima also worked with Yoshio Kodama who was intimate with the U S Government and the CIA When Yoshio Kodama died on January 17 1984 Ryuzo Sejima was also intimate with the U S Government and the CIA as if Ryuzo Sejima succeeded the work of Yoshio Kodama Therefore the double agent theories of the United States and the Soviet Union were referred to Ryuzo Sejima Ivan Kovalenko edit Ivan Ivanovich Kovalenko Russian Ivan Ivanovich Ivanoviћ Kovalenko February 13 1919 July 27 2005 was born in Vladivostok RSFSR now in Vladivostok Russia Kovalenko was in charge of a secretary and the interpreter of Aleksandr Vasilevsky who was Marshal of the Soviet Union during World War II Kovalenko was also the deputy director of the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee and a firm proponent of dealing with Japan from a position of strength during the Cold War 1945 91 Kovalenko had visited Japan every year since 1956 to promote the relationship between Japan and the Soviet Union As the agent in charge Kovalenko was severely criticized for the defections of Rastvorov and Levchenko to the United States His help of Japanese who had come in contact with the Soviet Union side also raised concerns regarding his loyalty as an agent for the Soviet Union Kovalenko died of chronic diseases such as gangrene and diabetes mellitus at his home in Moscow Russia Kovalenko published コワレンコ Kovalenko イワン Ivan 1996 対日工作の回想 文藝春秋 Bungeishunju ISBN 978 4 16 352260 9 about his short biography and memoirs of the agent activities in the Soviet Union against Japan See also editList of Eastern Bloc defectors List of KGB defectorsReferences edit a b c Trahair R C S 2004 Encyclopedia of Cold War espionage spies and secret operations Westport Connecticut Greenwood Publishing Group pp 166 167 ISBN 0 313 31955 3 a b Stanislav Levchenko Archived from the original on 2016 07 29 Soviet journalist defects Spokane Washington The Spokesman Review October 26 1979 p 6 Retrieved 16 April 2010 Shackley Theodore Finney Richard A 2005 Spymaster my life in the CIA Potomac Books p 91 ISBN 1 57488 915 X Anderson Jack Van Atta Dale December 6 1987 The defector the KGB is looking for Allegheny Times Beaver Newspapers pp A6 Retrieved 16 April 2010 a b c d レフチェンコ メモの中身 ワールド インテリジェンス ＫＧＢの対日工作 国際情報誌 ワールド インテリジェンス 軍事研究別冊 編集長 黒井文太郎のブログ 2007 07 13 金 08 58 35 a b c コミンテルンに嵌められた大東亜戦争 沖縄県民斯ク戦ヘリ 第19130号 國民新聞 平成１９年１２月２５日 火曜日 a b 中川 Nakagawa 八洋 Yatsuhiro 2008 連合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六の大罪 亡国の帝国海軍と太平洋戦争の真像 弓立社 ISBN 9784896678031 a b c 佐々淳行 瀬島龍三はソ連の 協力者 だった 月刊正論2013年11月号 Further reading editBrook Shepherd Gordon The Storm Birds Soviet Post War Defectors The Dramatic True Stories 1945 1985 New York Henry Holt 1989 Laffin John Brassey s Book of Espionage London Brassey s 1996 KGB Today The Hidden Hand New York Reader s Digest Press 1983 New York Berkley Books 1985 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Stanislav Levchenko Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanislav Levchenko amp oldid 1216152695, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
