Anatoliy Golitsyn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Anatoliy Golitsyn

KGB officer

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1926

Place of Birth: Pyriatyn, Lubny Regiment, Ukraine

Date of Death: 29-Dec-2008

Profession: writer, diplomat, intelligence agent

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Anatoliy Mikhaylovich Golitsyn CBE (August 25, 1926 – December 29, 2008) was a Soviet KGB defector and author of two books about the long-term deception strategy of the KGB leadership.
He was born in Pyriatyn, Ukrainian SSR.
He provided "a wide range of intelligence to the CIA on the operations of most of the 'Lines' (departments) at the Helsinki and other residencies, as well as KGB methods of recruiting and running agents." He was an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and, as late as 1984, was an American citizen.