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  • [Defector]: Petr Nedvěd
    [Profession/Prominence]: hockey
    [Birthplace]: Czechoslovakia
    [Year]: 1989
    [Notes]: Defected during a midget hockey tournament in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    (List of defections)

  • [Defector]: Vitali Vitaliev
    [Profession/Prominence]: author
    [Birthplace]: Ukraine
    [Year]: 1990
    [Notes]: Became a regular on BBC TV in the United Kingdom
    (List of defections)

  • [Defector]: Clifford Kettemborough
    [Profession/Prominence]: mathematician and computer scientist
    [Birthplace]: Romania
    [Year]: 1982
    [Notes]: Defected to Turkey and then Austria via Bulgaria before immmigrating to the United States in June 1983
    (List of defections)

  • [Defector]: Reino Häyhänen
    [Profession/Prominence]: KGB
    [Birthplace]: Russia
    [Year]: 1957
    [Notes]: Defected in Paris after spending several years spying undercover in the west
    (List of defections)

  • [Defector]: Anatoliy Golitsyn
    [Profession/Prominence]: KGB
    [Birthplace]: Ukraine
    [Year]: 1961
    [Notes]: Defected to the United States via Helsinki, Finland, and Haparanda, Sweden, with his wife and daughter when he was stationed in Helsinki; made sensational claims after his defection.
    (List of defections)

  • [Defector]: George Balanchine
    [Profession/Prominence]: choreographer
    [Birthplace]: Russia
    [Year]: 1924
    [Notes]: Defected during tour of Germany to the Weimar Republic
    (List of defections)

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Soon after the Soviet Union was founded, immigration restrictions were imposed to prevent citizens from leaving the countries of the Union Republic of the Soviet Union. However, due to the harsh policies and local political and economic situation, many defectors still use various means to sneak into other countries. A total of 150 defectors were identified at the time, and a detailed list was compiled in this random tool.

These defectors are different in identity, in order to seek a better life and personal development, they are willing to challenge the policy and dictatorship, through various means to flee to other countries. Using the generator, we can see the names of the defectors, their primary identity and status, where they came from, when they defected, and to which country they fled. Some of the defectors were recaptured and severely tortured, while others escaped and have since been exiled.

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