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Defection, Spies and the Shadow of Georgi Markov (466)

Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders

Jul 24, 202641:35Society & Culture

In 1986, Oggy Boytchev made a split-second decision that would change his life forever. Sent to Egypt by a Bulgarian shipping company, he seized an unexpected opportunity to escape communist Bulgaria, boarding a flight t...

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Defection, Spies and the Shadow of Georgi Markov (466) is an episode from Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders. In 1986, Oggy Boytchev made a split-second decision that would change his life forever. Sent to Egypt by a Bulgarian shipping c...

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Published Jul 24, 2026, 41:35 long, audio available.

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