Igor Gouzenko(1919-1982)
- Writer
Igor Gouzenko is popularly known as the man who 'started the Cold War'.
He was a cypher clerk working in the Russian Embassy in Ottawa Canada
when he defected on September 5, 1945. He lived the rest of his life in
ambiguous obscurity in Ontario, living in fear of reprisals by Stalin's
KGB. His identity and location could never be revealed. He appeared
several times on television; notably on the Canadian programs THIS HOUR
HAS SEVEN DAYS and FRONT PAGE CHALLENGE. He was introduced to the
public during a radio interview with American Drew Pearson. In these
public 'appearances ', he would always wear a pillowcase or a hood over
his head.
