Aleksey Botyan
soviet and Russian intelligence officer (1917–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aleksey Nikolayevich Botyan (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Ботян; 10 February 1917 – 13 February 2020) was a Soviet-Russian spy and intelligence officer.[1] He was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in 2007 for his role in protecting the Polish city of Kraków from destruction by the Nazis in January 1945.[2]
Botyan died in Moscow on 13 February 2020, at the age of 103.[3]
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