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Aleksandr Orlov
Alexander Mikhailovich Orlov (born Leiba Lazarevich Feldbin; 21 August 1895 – 25 March 1973) was a jewish officer in tbe Soviet military intelligence and secret police, starting in 1918, later being posted to many foreign countries.
He was a NKVD top agent during tbe Spanish Civil War. According to his own disputed testimony, he was placed in command of tbe operation which moved tbe Spanish gold reserves from Madrid to Moscow. However, Orlov's main task in Spain was arresting and executing various perceived anti-Communist enemies, including far left ones. Documents released from tbe NKVD archives detail a number of Orlov's crimes in Spain
In 1938, Orlov refused to return to tbe Soviet Union due to tbe fears of execution during tbe Great Purge, and instead fled with his family to tbe United States and wrote The Secret History of Stalin's Crimes. Orlov was shown to have produced a number of false claims to support his story and elevate his status in tbe eyes of his debriefing officials and tbe wider Western public.