Stalin's Housewife Spy

Stalin's Housewife SpyConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 1012, Segment 2

May 20, 2021 • 26m

Ursula Kuczynski, or Agent Sonya, was one of Moscow’s most brilliant spies throughout WWII and the Cold War. While raising three children, Ursula secretly passed blueprints for the atomic bomb to the Russians. MI5 never caught her because nobody could believe that “Mrs. Burton” could get around to stealing nuclear secrets when she was so busy baking scones. Guest: Ben Macintyre, author of “Agent Sonya: Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy”

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