In the Autumn of 1945 a Soviet cipher clerk defected to Canada instead of returning home to the Soviet Union. The information he brought with him shocked officials. It named a certain Sam Carr, a Toronto resident and labour activist, as a key figure in not only helping to establish a spy ring, but being the mastermind behind it all! 

Book recommendations: 

Amy Knight How the Cold War Began: The Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt for Soviet Spies 2005 by Mclelland and Stewart; 

https://www.amazon.com/How-Cold-War-Began-Gouzenko/dp/0771095775

Tyler Wentzell Not for King and Country; Edward Cecil-Smith, the Communist Party, and the Spanish Civil War2020 by UTP 

https://utorontopress.com/9781487522889/not-for-king-or-country/

David Levy Stalin’s Man in Canada: Fred Rose and Soviet Espionage 2011 by Enigma Books

https://www.amazon.ca/Stalins-Man-Canada-Soviet-Espionage/dp/1936274272

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