Vyacheslav Yerwandovich Keworkov
Wjatscheslav Jerwandowitsch Keworkow ( Russian Вячеслав Ервандович Кеворков ; * July 21, 1923 in Moscow ; † June 9, 2017 in Bonn ) was instrumental as a "back channel", as such secret connections are called in the diplomatic language , for direct contact between the leadership of the Soviet Union and the Federal Republic of Germany . Together with his German counterpart, Egon Bahr , this unofficial channel contributed significantly to the exchange between the two countries during the Cold War , so that Willy Brandt and Leonid Brezhnev were able to communicate directly with each other on questions about Ostpolitik .
Web links
- Literature by and about Vyacheslav Jerwandowitsch Keworkow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hans Leyendecker and Olaf Ihlau : “After all, we weren't dreamers” . The SPD politician Egon Bahr on secret diplomacy and Brandt's notes. In: Der Spiegel 5/1995 . January 30, 1995.
- RusFrankfurt: “Letter from Brezhnev. Interview with Vyacheslav Jerwandovich Keworkov ”(Russian) on YouTube , September 26, 2015, accessed on March 23, 2020 (journalist Alexander Melnikow conducts an interview with Keworkov in Bonn, Germany).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Кеворков В.Е .. Книги онлайн. Retrieved March 9, 2019 (Russian, short biography).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keworkov, Vyacheslav Yerwandovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кеворков, Вячеслав Ервандович (Russian spelling) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet intelligence officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 2017 |
| Place of death | Bonn |