Gevork Vartanian dies at 87; Soviet spy helped derail plot to kill Allied leaders

"Gevork Vartanian, a former Soviet intelligence agent who helped derail a Nazi plot to assassinate allied leaders at a 1943 conference in Tehran, has died. He was 87.

"Vartanian died Tuesday of an unspecified illness, according to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, a top KGB successor agency.

"President Dmitry Medvedev sent condolences to Vartanian's widow, Goar, who worked together with him on intelligence missions abroad and helped cement their fame as a legendary Russian spy couple."

Gevork Vartanian obituary: Soviet spy who helped derail plot to kill Allied leaders, dies at 87 - latimes.com

 

Interesting story, Did the nazis try to kill Churchill and Roosevelt?