Felix Karasev or Feliks Dmitriyevich Sutyrin (russian: Феликс Дмитриевич Сутырин; 1 May 1929, Leningrad – 12 January 2023, St. Petersburg) was a

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General and Soviet diplomat. He served three times in

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between 1963 and 1992. His memoir ''Naapurinpojan muistelmat'' was published in Finnish language in 1998. Both

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and

Sergei Ivanov Sergei Borisovich Ivanov ( rus, Сергей Борисович Иванов, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪtɕ ɪvɐˈnof; born 31 January 1953) is a Russian senior official and politician who has served as the Special Representative of ...

worked for Karasev when he was in the Leningrad and Leningrad Region Directorate of the KGB.Birds of a feather, upwardly mobile.
''Helsingin Sanomat''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karasev, Felix 1929 births 2023 deaths Soviet diplomats KGB officers