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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ryan Fahey

Secret KGB academy near Moscow trained up young men and women to seduce Brit diplomats

Russia created a secret facility for training up young men and women to seduce Western diplomats and obtain compromising information.

In Kazan, east of Moscow, the KGB chose new spies from young and impoverished parts of Russia and taught them how to approach foreigners in public spaces, like clubs or even brothels, that were often teeming with surveillance equipment.

Many of the new agents were singers, dancers, actresses and teachers.

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