Vitaly Shlykov

Vitaly Shlykov
Виталий Шлыков
Born
Vitaly Shlykov

(1934-02-04)4 February 1934
Kursk, USSR
Died19 November 2011(2011-11-19) (aged 77)
Moscow, Russia
Burial placeTroyekurovsky Cemetery
OccupationSpymaster
AwardsOrder of the Red Star
Espionage activity
Allegiance Soviet Union
Russian Federation
Service branchGRU
Service years1958–1988
RankColonel
CodenameBob
CodenameNikolaev Vasilyevich

Vitaly Shlykov (Russian: Виталий Васильевич Шлыков; 1934–2011) was a spymaster in the GRU, Russian deputy minister of defence and founder of the influential Council for Foreign and Defense Policy.