Defected Collection

Kim Philby, Soviet double agent C013 / 5334
Kim Philby (1912-1988). Portrait of the Soviet double agent Harold Adrian Russell Kim Philby (centre) with his wife Rufina

Svetlana Stalin, writer, daughter of Josef Stalin
Svetlana Stalin (Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, aka Stalina, later Lana Peters, 1926-2011), writer, youngest child and only daughter of the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his second wife

Milan Ryzl, Czech biochemist and parapsychologist
Milan Ryzl (1928-2011), Czech biochemist and parapsychologist, winner of the 1962 McDougall Award for parapsychology research

Milan Ryzl, Czech biochemist and parapsychologist, winner of the 1962 McDougall Award for parapsychology research. He organized a parapsychology study group in Prague

Benedict Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army, US, USA, 1870s engraving

Benedict Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army, US, USA, 1870s engraving

Kim Philby, Soviet double agent C013 / 4864
Kim Philby (1912-1988). Portrait of the Soviet double agent Harold Adrian Russell Kim Philby. Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to

Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist
Bruno Pontecorvo (1913-1993), Italian physicist. Pontecorvo studied at the University of Rome, working with Enrico Fermi. He was working in France when World War II broke out

Matthias, Apostle
MATTHIAS, APOSTLE When Judas defected, the disciples had to find a replacement, and Matthias was the one elected

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From the pages of history, a fascinating convergence of intrigue and the unknown: Kim Philby, the infamous Soviet double agent C013/4864, shares a name with St. Matthias, the Apostle wielding an axe. In the same era, Svetlana Stalin, daughter of the infamous dictator, penned her truths. Meanwhile, in the realm of science, Czech biochemist and parapsychologist Milan Ryzl delved into the unexplained, echoing the enigma of Benedict Arnold, a general during the American Revolution who originally pledged allegiance to the colonists but defected to the British. Another enigmatic figure, Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo, also faced controversy, leaving his post in the UK amidst suspicions of espionage.