Yevgeny Kim

Yevgeny Ivanovich Kim (Russian: Евгений Иванович Ким; 27 February 1932 – 12 November 1998) was an intelligence officer in the KGB and the recipient of the title Hero of the Soviet Union.

There he showed himself to be an expert intelligence agent, distinguished by high professionalism, broad outlook, good analytical and organizational skills.

Working undercover until 1989, he successfully managed the autonomous illegal residency created with his direct participation and had contacts who were sources of valuable documentary information; through these contacts Kim obtained information on priority issues which were highly appreciated and implemented according to the highest priority.

Abroad, Kim managed to achieve a high post in the civil service and began to transmit valuable information to the USSR.

Following the dissolution of Soviet Union, after taking a temporary break, he worked in the newly created Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation.

Kim's grave at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery