KGB spy explains how he got caught | Jack Barsky and Lex Fridman

Summary by Krater

An interview recounting experiences as a KGB agent, defection, and encounters with the FBI.

From the video

Answers: What was it like to be a KGB agent during the Cold War?

• KGB espionage
• Cold War history
• Defection
• FBI investigations

What it concludes

• The speaker resigned from the KGB in December 1988 after concluding their time in the US would soon end.
• The speaker was tracked by the FBI for nearly three years before being confronted.
• The speaker changed their birth year to 1944 to prevent the FBI from building a case based on receiving social security earlier.
• The FBI monitored the speaker for approximately three years before initiating contact.