AUSTRALIANA History –

• xvi, 247 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 18 cm. #030326
• Petrov, Vladimir Mikhailovich, 1907-1991
• Petrov, Evdokia, 1914-2002
• Espionage, Soviet — Australia
• Australia — Politics and government — 1945-1965
• First published 1955
• The Petrov Affair was a pivotal 1954 Cold War spy scandal involving the defection of Soviet diplomats Vladimir and Evdokia Petrov from the Canberra embassy to Australia. Their defection, facilitated by ASIO, exposed Soviet spy networks, triggered a Royal Commission, and heavily influenced Australian politics, contributing to a major Labor Party split.