Novels about our scouts and enemy spies are very popular with readers. Elena Vavilova joined literary activity after many years of illegal work abroad.
Starting conditions
The fascinating adventures of the famous courtesan, spy and double agent Mata Hari are described in many novels. Skeptical readers express great doubts about the veracity of the plots presented in these works. Elena Stanislavovna Vavilova was not interested in works written in the genre of detective or science fiction. She thoroughly studied primary sources that shed light on events that occurred in the distant past. And I also read books published in European countries in the original language.
The future illegal scout was born on November 16, 1962 in an intelligent Soviet family. Parents lived in the Siberian city of Tomsk. My father worked as an engineer at the Physics and Technology Institute. Mother taught literature and Russian at the teacher's college. From an early age, the girl demonstrated musical ability and phenomenal memory. In a school with in-depth study of the German language I studied only with excellent marks. In addition, Elena was fond of ballroom dancing, and studied violin at a music school.
Professional activity
At the current chronological moment, there are no “white” spots in the biography of Elena Vavilova. After school, she graduated from the history faculty of Tomsk State University. In her student years, specialists in personnel from the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) drew attention to her. The offer to become an agent in an illegal position in a foreign country sounded completely unexpected for Vavilova. She immediately remembered a film about the fate of a Soviet intelligence officer who acted under the name Stirlitz. After some deliberation, Vavilova agreed.
After appropriate preparation, Elena went abroad. Several years passed before she moved permanently to Canada. The illegal agent's career was quite successful. In this country, according to legend, she met her future husband, who also served in the SVR. The work of the intelligence officers at the Center was assessed positively. After a certain time, the couple moved to the United States. In 2010, American intelligence services arrested several Russian agents, including Elena and her husband.
Recognition and privacy
The spy scandal was reported on TV and other news channels for several weeks. As a result of the actions taken, Russian citizens were returned to their homeland. For her great contribution to strengthening the country's defense capability, Vavilova was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland and other honorary awards.
Elena Vavilova's personal life turned out well. She is legally married to Andrei Olegovich Bezrukov. The husband and wife met during their student years. And we went on a trip abroad together. The couple raised and raised two sons.
