Friday essay: ‘nothing quite like it in the history of espionage’ – the Russian spies who pretended to be American
- Written by Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney
In the thrilling finale of the TV series The Americans, set during the Reagan administration, deep-cover KGB operatives Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are faced with a difficult decision. Posing as an ordinary American married couple, for decades they have raised children, filed tax returns and slipped effortlessly into the rhythms and routines of...
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