November11: The Billion Dollar Spy Major Characters

 Major Characters - The Billion Dollar Spy 

Adolf Tolkachev: 

Tolkachev was the spy who provided the CIA with thousands of pages and other sources of top secret information concerning avionics and radar technology being developed by the Soviet Union.

John Guilsher: 

Guilsher was Tolkachev’s first CIA case officer. He developed a trusted relationship with the spy throughout the duration of their relationship.

David Rolph: 

Rolph was Tolkachev’s second CIA case officer who also developed a solid relationship with him. He wanted to be assigned specifically to the Moscow division in order to fight the Cold War.

Edward Lee Howard: 

Howard was a disgruntled former CIA officer who gave information about the Tolkachev operation to the Soviet Union.

Burton Gerber: 

Gerber developed the Gerber rules for determining possible CIA spies and later became Chief of Station in Moscow while the CIA was running Tolkachev.

Gardner “Gus” Hathaway: 

Hathaway was the first Chief of Station in Moscow while the CIA was running Tolkachev. He pushed for initial contact with the spy while the total stand-down was in effect.

Natasha Tolkachev: 

Natasha was Adolf Tolkachev’s wife. Her mother was executed in 1937 and her father imprisoned for ten years during Stalin’s Great Purge, forcing her to to grow up in multiple state orphanages.

Oleg Tolkachev: 

Oleg was Adolf and Natasha’s son. His love of Western music and architecture fueled many of Tolkachev’s personal requests of the CIA.