Konon Molody
Konon Molody | |
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Molody c. 1961 | |
| Born | 17 January 1922 |
| Died | 9 September 1970 (aged 48) |
| Other names | Gordon Arnold Lonsdale |
| Occupation | Spy |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War Order of the Red Star |
Konon Trofimovich Molody (Russian: Ко́нон Трофи́мович Моло́дый; 17 January 1922 – 9 September 1970) was a Soviet intelligence officer, known in the West as Gordon Arnold Lonsdale. Posing as a Canadian businessman during the Cold War, he was a non-official (illegal) KGB intelligence agent and the mastermind of the Portland spy ring, which operated in Britain from 1953 until 1961.