Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov (1901–1980) was a Russian-American history and literary scholar identified by

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as agent ''Masha'' who worked for the New York

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''Rezidentura'' from 1943 to 1945. Her son, Sgt. Demetrius Dvoichenko-Markov of the

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, is also identified by the Venona papers as a Soviet agent, but spent the rest of his life as an academician in the United States. ''Masha'' provided Soviet intelligence with information on

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, Carpatho-Russians, and other exile groups in the United States. ''Masha'' also provided information on

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personnel with whom she had contact. She died in

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in 1980.

Works

* Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov, ''Jefferson and the Russian Decembrists'', American Slavic and East European Review, Vol. 9, No. 3. (Oct., 1950), pp. 162–168
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* Eufrosina Dvoichenko-Markov, ''The Pulkovo Observatory and Some American Astronomers of the Mid-19th Century'', Isis, Vol. 43, No. 3. (Sep., 1952), pp. 243–246.
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* Двойченко-Маркова Е. Русско-американская дружба во время Крымской войны//Морские записки. Том XII. № 2. Нью-Йорк. 1954 г. С.3-18.

References

John Earl Haynes John Earl Haynes (born 1944) is an American historian who worked as a specialist in 20th-century political history in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress. He is known for his books on the subject of the American Communist and anti- ...

and

Harvey Klehr Harvey Elliott Klehr (born December 25, 1945) is a professor of politics and history at Emory University. Klehr is known for his books on the subject of the American Communist movement, and on Soviet espionage in America (many written jointly wit ...

, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'',

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(1999), pg. 259, 347, 449. . * John Earl Haynes
"Cover Name, Cryptonym, CPUSA Party Name, Pseudonym, and Real Name Index. A Research Historian’s Working Reference"
(revised February 2007), on the author's web site. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dvoichenko-Markov, Eufrosina American spies American spies for the Soviet Union American people in the Venona papers 1901 births 1980 deaths