Codename MAKS: Joseph “Grig” Grigulevich
Soviet illegals were officers without official (“legal”) cover. One of the most accomplished Soviet deep-cover illegals was Joseph “Grig” Grigulevich. Codenamed MAKS, later FELIPE, Grigulevich was one of Stalin’s principal assassins. Although he originally hailed from Lithuania, during his Soviet espionage career, Grig successfully masqueraded as a Spaniard and even… Continue reading Codename MAKS: Joseph “Grig” Grigulevich
