A very dangerous woman : the lives, loves and lies of Russia's most seductive spy
McDonald, Deborah, 1952-2015
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In January 1918, the British adventurer, diplomat and secret agent Robert Bruce Lockhart arrived in Revolutionary Russia. His official mission: Britain's envoy to the new Bolshevik government. His true mission: to create a network of agents, plot the assassination of Lenin and overthrow the Bolsheviks. A dashing charmer, he soon got to know the aristocratic socialite, hedonist and notorious seductress Moura Zakrevskaya. The two fell in love and began a passionate affair. But what Lockhard didn't know was that Moura was spying on him for the Bolsheviks. What Moura didn't know was that as Lockhart's plot unravelled and he was seized she would sell herself to save him from the firing squad. This tale of Moura's extraordinary life opens up a world of revolution and espionage where survival means sacrificing more than just love and loyalty.
Main title:
A very dangerous woman : the lives, loves and lies of Russia's most seductive spy / Deborah McDonald and Jeremy Dronfield.
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2015.
Collation:
xvi, 400 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780747088 (hbk)
Dewey class:
327.12092B
Language:
English
Related title:
A very dangerous woman [electronic resource] : the lives, loves and lies of Russia's most seductive spy
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BRN:
1841111
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