Oleg Penkovsky

Oleg Penkovsky
Professional Details
Status:	Deceased
Affiliation:	GRU
Profession:	Intelligence Agent
Personal Details
Date of birth:	April 23, 1919
Date of death:	= May 16, 1963
Place of death:	Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russian SFSR
Nationality:	Soviet
Behind The Scenes
Appears in:	Red Rabbit (Mentioned) The Hunt for Red October (Mentioned) The Cardinal of the Kremlin (Mentioned)

Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky is a character mentioned in several Ryanverse novels. He recruited Colonel Misha Filitov as a CIA agent and had urged Filitov to betray him in order to solidify his position as the West's top spy in the Soviet hierarchy.

Trivia

• He is a fictionalized version of the real Oleg Penkovskiy