Comment on point of view

Depicted in the third-person, this historical story, written to read like a novel, relives the life of Oleg Gordievsky, and for additional context, provides information that would have been unknown to him at the time.The book follows one major storyline, and that is of a Russian man who grew up under Soviet ruling. Oleg Gordievsky was born into the KGB - his brother and father both members of the powerful organization. Despite a powerful, Soviet influence at every corner of his journey to adulthood, Gordievsky was introduced and drawn into the Western way of living and did not see eye-to-eye with the powers of Russia. This change of heart did not manifest until after his adoption into the KGB, and as a result the story covers his double life: one of a loving, senior KGB official, and the other of a converted British spy who was one of the crucial forces in stopping nuclear warfare during the Cold War.