Svetlana Lokhova is a By-Fellow of Churchill College, University of Cambridge. She holds an MPhil and BA (Hons) in History from University of Cambridge. Svetlana’s interest in espionage history began whilst studying History at Cambridge University. Her groundbreaking Master’s dissertation remains the definitive account of the founder of the Soviet intelligence service, Felix Dzerzhinsky. She is responsible for a number of the most important archival discoveries made in recent years. Her revelations have generated substantial press coverage across the world. She was until recently a Fellow of the Cambridge [UK] Security Initiative jointly chaired by the former head of MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, and Professor Christopher Andrew, former Official Historian of the MI5.
Svetlana Lokhova is Visiting Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge and a leading historian of Soviet intelligence. She has worked for many years with Professor Christopher Andrew and is overseeing translation of the Mitrokhin archive in Cambridge. The Spy Who Changed History is her first book.
