Oleg Gordievsky
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Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky was a colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate and bureau chief in London and a British spy.
Gordievsky in 2007
Gordievsky with U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1987
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father,
Oleg Gordievsky
…University of Buckingham in recognition of his outstanding service to the security and the safety of the United Kingdom. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for "services to the security of the United Kingdom" in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours (in the Diplomatic List). The Guardian newspaper noted…
Knight Commander, KCMG insignia
St George and the Dragon by Mattia Preti (1678)
The Order's insignia often depict St Michael subduing Satan
Mantle of the Order