Viktor Mikhailovich Chebrikov (April 27 1923 - July 2 1999) was a Soviet Union spy and head of the KGB from 1982 to 1988. Born in Dnepropetrovsk, in eastern Ukraine, he served in World War II after Germany invaded. Turned down for the military academy after the war, he earned an engineering degree in 1950 and began work at the city's metallurgical plant. That year he joined the Communist Party, and rose the the local ranks until 1967, … Wikipedia
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