What is Michael Goleniewski's full name?
Michael Goleniewski
Michael Goleniewski nickname(s):
Sniper, Lavinia, Michael Goleniewski
Michael Goleniewski date of birth:
August 16, 1922
How old was Michael Goleniewski when died?
70
Where was Michael Goleniewski born?
Nieswiez, Poland
When did Michael Goleniewski die?
July 12, 1993
Where did Michael Goleniewski die?
Queens, New York,
What is Michael Goleniewski nationality?
Polish
What is Michael Goleniewski's occupation?
Polish officer
Michael Goleniewski claim to fame:
claimed to be Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia
Short Biography
Michael Goleniewski a.k.a. 'SNIPER', 'LAVINIA', (16 August 1922 - 12 July 1993), was a Polish officer in the People's Republic of Poland's Ministry Of Public Security, the deputy head of military counterintelligence GZI WP, later head of the technical and scientific section of the Polish intelligence, and a spy for the Soviet government during the 1950s. In 1959, he became a triple-agent, giving Polish and Soviet secrets to the Central Intelligence Agency, which directly caused the exposure of George Blake and Harry Houghton. Goleniewski defected to the United States in 1961. He later claimed to be Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia.