Stories written by

Gabriel Gorodetsky, The Conversation

Nazi salutes, Churchill’s bricklaying and English racism: excerpts from the Maisky Diaries

Some excerpts from the diary of Ivan Maisky, the WWII Soviet ambassador in London.

Gabriel Gorodetsky, The Conversation
· Sep 11, 2015 · 02:30 pm
How Moscow’s man in Westminster charmed Churchill out of Britain’s wartime secrets

Ivan Maisky was Russia's ambassador to the Court of St James from 1932 to 1943. By charming his way into Britain's inner circles he arguably passed on more secrets than the infamous Cambridge Five.

Gabriel Gorodetsky, The Conversation
· Aug 24, 2015 · 03:30 pm