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The Cambridge Five was a ring of spies in the United Kingdom that passed information to the Soviet Union during the Second World War and the Cold War and was active from the 1930s until at least the early 1950s. None of the known members was ever prosecuted for spying.
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- Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies is a four-part British drama miniseries...
- Anthony Blunt
Learn about the four British spies who infiltrated the UK intelligence system and passed secrets to the Soviets during World War Two and the Cold War. Find out how they were recruited, defected, exposed and punished by the British government.
Watch the true story of four Cambridge University students who spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. Starring Tom Hollander, Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry-Jones and Samuel West, this drama is nominated for four BAFTA Awards.
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- 2003-05-09
- Drama, History
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Feb 17, 2011 · Learn how four Englishmen from Cambridge University betrayed their country to spy for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Explore their motives, careers, and the doubts and suspicions that plagued them and their KGB handlers.
Jan 13, 2023 · The Cambridge spies were constantly at risk of being discovered. As World War II ended, a would-be Russian defector named Konstantin Volkov walked into the British Embassy in Turkey and requested political asylum in exchange for revealing the names of several top Soviet agents working in Britain.
Learn how a group of British students at Cambridge University became Soviet spies and compromised British and American intelligence during and after World War II. Discover their motives, methods, and impact on the Cold War and the atomic bomb.
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