Grigori Tokaty
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Grigory Aleksandrovich Tokaev (Ossetian: Токаты Ахмæты фырт Гогки / Tokaty Axmæty fyrt Gogki; Russian: Григорий Александрович Токаев) also known as Grigory Tokaty; (13 October 1909 – 23 November 2003) was a Soviet rocket scientist and politician. Eventually turned anti-communist, he defected to the United Kingdom and became a long-standing critic of Stalin's USSR.[1]
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Grigori Tokaty | |
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Born | (1909-10-13)13 October 1909 |
Died | 23 November 2003(2003-11-23) (aged 94) |
Nationality | Ossetian |
Alma mater | Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy |
Known for | Aerodynamics and rocket technology |
Spouse | Aza Baeva |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
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During his time in Britain, he also worked to create material for the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret branch of the UK Foreign Office which promoted anti-communist propaganda during the Cold War.[2]