Sergei Kudryavtsev (diplomat)
Appearance
Sergei Mikhailovich Kudryavtsev (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Кудрявцев; 1915–1998) was a senior Soviet intelligence officer who served as the Soviet Ambassador to Cuba from August 22, 1960 to May 30, 1962.[1] Kudryavtsev did not speak Spanish, nor did he have connections with the Cuban government. As a result, Alexander Alexeyev, who had been in Cuba since 1959, served as his cultural advisor for the duration of his appointment.[2] Kudryavstev was expelled from Cuba in 1962 by Fidel Castro for open and excessive political activities, and was replaced by Alexeyev.[3]
References
- ^ Khrushchev, Nikita Sergeevich (2007). Memoirs of Nikita Khrushchev. Volume 3, Statesman,1953-1964. Khrushchev, Sergeĭ. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University. ISBN 978-0271058580. OCLC 162002083.
- ^ "Interview with Alexander Alekseyev [Soviet Ambassador to Cuba]" (PDF). National Security Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Gonzalez, Servando (2002). The Nuclear deception : Nikita Khrushchev and the Cuban missile crisis. Oakland, CA: Spooks Books. ISBN 0971139156. OCLC 52500165.