{"id":1219,"date":"2010-08-09T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=1219"},"modified":"2010-08-07T00:48:22","modified_gmt":"2010-08-07T00:48:22","slug":"spy-v-spy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/spy-v-spy\/","title":{"rendered":"Spy v Spy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"17 Moments of Spring - Gde-To Daleko (Somewhere Far Away) HQ\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gKuatNrLHLY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u00ab\u041f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0441\u043d\u044f \u043e \u0434\u0430\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0451<\/span>\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0420<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [Song about a faraway Motherland] aka <strong>\u00ab\u0413\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>-\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [Somewhere far away] I chose the video because of a very good (IMHO) translation in the comments (by SoundofMusic777).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It seems that hardly a day goes by without another Russian spy story in the news. First it was <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0433\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0447\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0435\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0442\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [the hot ten], including a fellow former <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0433\u043e\u0433\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0434\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [resident of Volgograd] &#8211; Anna Chapman. And now it\u2019s Anna Fermanova, a beautician from Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The way news outlets describe these two, you\u2019d think you\u2019re reading tabloids or watching James Bond re-runs on Spike Channel (you know, the old ones with Sean Connery and Roger Moore): <em>\u201cagent 90-60-90\u201d<\/em> (don\u2019t forget to convert these vital stats from metric system), <em>\u201chot babe\u201d, \u201csexy outlaw\u201d, \u201cflame-haired bombshell\u201d,<\/em> etc.<\/p>\n<p>This is <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e-<\/strong><strong>\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [not in the Russian style] and best left to James Bond or, at the very least, to Jason Bourne. Russian iconic spy is, after all, <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u041c\u0430\u043a\u0441 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u041e<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0442\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0428\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u043b\u0438\u0446\u00bb<\/strong> [Max Otto von Stierlitz] or simply <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0428\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u043b\u0438\u0446\u00bb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve never seen <strong>\u00ab17 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0433\u043d\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0435\u0441\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [17 Moments of Spring], then I highly recommend it. <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0414\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435, <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u043e\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [Of course, this is an expensive pleasure] &#8211; the DVD collection, that is. <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u041d\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span> <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0438\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [But it\u2019s worth it].<\/p>\n<p>But the whole spy ring <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0430\u0444<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [shenanigans] and, specifically, constantly coming across the word <em>\u201cspy\u201d<\/em> got me thinking about, what else, Russian language in all its richness.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, it\u2019s a \u201cspy\u201d v. \u201cspy\u201d issue.\u00a0 A spy who\u2019s a bad guy &#8211; works for a foreign government, collects intelligence to be used against <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through\">Soviet Union<\/span> Russian Federation &#8211; is called <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u00bb.<\/strong> Or if it\u2019s a she &#8211; <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043a\u0430\u00bb.<\/strong> <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0428\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d &#8211; <\/strong><strong>\u044d\u0442\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043a <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u0432\u0443\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439, <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043f\u043d\u044b\u0439, <\/strong><strong>\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043a\u0438\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u043b\u043e\u0436<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u0448\u0438\u0439\u0441\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [A spy is someone who\u2019s two-faced, unprincipled, cruel, and morally corrupt]. In case you have any doubts about it, remember <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u043c &#8211; <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0445\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [To spy is bad].<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0413\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044f<\/span>\u0442, <\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043b\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0443 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043e\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u043e\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [Rumor has it that spies poisoned water with moonshine] &#8211; from a song by \u00ab\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0412\u044b\u0441\u043e\u0446\u043a\u0438\u0439\u00bb [Vladimir Visotzkiy]. Yes, only <strong>\u00ab\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u044b\u00bb<\/strong> would do such a despicable thing.<\/p>\n<p>If, on the other hand a spy\u2019s work benefits his Motherland, then he is <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> and she is <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u0446\u0430\u00bb.<\/strong> <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a &#8211; <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439, <\/strong><strong>\u043e\u0442\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0420<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [An intelligence agent is someone who\u2019s smart, brave and loyal to the Motherland]. Besides, <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a <\/strong><strong>\u0437\u0430 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044e<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0431<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0433\u0430\u0435\u0442\u00bb<\/strong> [An intelligence agent does not chase skirts]. <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c &#8211; <\/strong><strong>\u0442\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u043e, <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u043e\u00bb<\/strong> [To gather intelligence is difficult, but honorable].<\/p>\n<p>The only time <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043a\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [spying, intelligence gathering] turns bad is when, once again, it\u2019s done by <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0430\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u0442 <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u043a\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> [agent of foreign intelligence service].<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab\u0428\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0436\u0434\u044b\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [Everyone can spy]. After all, <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u044b\u00bb<\/strong> [spies] are known to rely heavily on technology and gadgets &#8211; <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0448\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0447\u043a\u0438\u00bb <\/strong>(again, James Bond comes to mind)<strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 Not only do they spy, they <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0431\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044c\u00bb<\/strong> [recruit] people to gather <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [valuable information].<\/p>\n<p>Another method of intelligence gathering is to find <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0442\u043b<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0432\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [talkative person] who also has access to <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0446\u0438\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [secret information]. As the saying goes <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u043e\u043b\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u043d &#8211; <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0430\u0445<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u043a\u0430 <\/strong><strong>\u0434\u043b\u044f <\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [loose lips sink ships; lit: A chatterbox is boon to a spy].<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0428\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u043b\u0438\u0446\u00bb<\/strong> [Stirlitz] exemplifies the ideal of <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> (of course, being a fictional character certainly helps):<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0437\u043c\u0443\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043c\u044b\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [calm] &#8211; <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0445\u0430\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043a\u0442\u0435\u0440 &#8211; <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e\u0440\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439\u00bb <\/strong>[disposition &#8211; Nordic], able to think and act calmly even when <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u043e\u0434 <\/strong><strong>\u043a\u043e\u043b\u043f\u0430\u043a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043c\u00bb<\/strong> [under watch] of enemy counterespionage agents;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0440\u0430\u0437<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [quick thinking] &#8211; <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0421\u043e\u043b\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u044b <\/strong><strong>\u0421\u0421 <\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u043b\u0438 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0441\u0435 <\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u0445\u043e\u0434\u044b, <\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e <\/strong><strong>\u0428\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u0440\u043b\u0438\u0446 <\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u044b<\/span>\u0448\u0435\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u0447<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u0435\u0437 <\/strong><strong>\u0432\u0445\u043e\u0434\u00bb<\/strong> [SS soldiers blocked off all the exits, but Stirlitz escaped through the entrance] (this, of course, is one of the many jokes about Stirlitz);<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0420<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0435\u00bb<\/strong> [loyal to the Motherland] and <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0436\u0435\u043d<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u00bb<\/strong> [faithful to his wife].<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Strilitz\u2019s only weakness seems to be <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0433<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u044f\u00bb<\/strong> [nostalgia].<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0448\u043f\u0438<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u043d\u00bb<\/strong> and <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u00bb,<\/strong> there\u2019s one more word that you might like &#8211; <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u043a\u0441<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span>\u0442\u00bb.<\/strong> Contrary to how it sounds, it has nothing to do with sex in general or sex appeal of a particular agent. Instead, it\u2019s short for <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u0435\u043a\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 <\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u0442\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0434\u043d\u0438\u043a\u00bb<\/strong> [secret agent]. I\u2019ve never heard it used in regular conversations, but apparently it\u2019s used by <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0441\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0438\u0435 <\/strong><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u043e<\/span><\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u044b\u00bb<\/strong> [here &#8211; appropriate agencies].<\/p>\n<p>P.S. <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u041a\u0441\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u0442\u0438, <\/strong><strong>\u041f<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0443<\/span>\u0442\u0438\u043d <\/strong><strong>\u043c\u0435\u0447\u0442<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0430<\/span>\u043b <\/strong><strong>\u0431\u044b\u0442\u044c <\/strong><strong>\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0432<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0434\u0447\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043c <\/strong><strong>\u0441 <\/strong><strong>\u0434<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0435<\/span>\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u00bb<\/strong> [By the way, Putin dreamt of being a spy since childhood]. Do you know which movie influenced his professional choice? Hint: It\u2019s NOT \u201c17 Moments\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>P.P.S. Are you curious as to why the stress in the word <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0446<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043f\u043d\u044b\u0439\u00bb<\/strong> [unprincipled] is on the last <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u0438\u00bb<\/strong> and not on the first one (as in the word <strong>\u00ab<\/strong><strong>\u043f\u0440<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u0438<\/span>\u043d\u0446\u0438\u043f\u00bb<\/strong> [principle])? If yes, let me know and I\u2019ll do a quick post about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab\u041f\u0435\u0441\u043d\u044f \u043e \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0451\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0420\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0435\u00bb [Song about a faraway Motherland] aka \u00ab\u0413\u0434\u0435-\u0442\u043e \u0434\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u043e\u00bb [Somewhere far away] I chose the video because of a very good (IMHO) translation in the comments (by SoundofMusic777). It seems that hardly a day goes by without another Russian spy story in the news. First it was \u00ab\u0433\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0441\u044f\u0442\u043a\u0430\u00bb [the hot ten]&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/spy-v-spy\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[8,179,995],"tags":[10506,10507,1248,10505,10508,10509],"class_list":["post-1219","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-language","category-news","category-soviet-union","tag-anna-chapman","tag-anna-fermanova","tag-russian-language","tag-russian-spies","tag-stirlitz","tag-10509"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1219"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1230,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions\/1230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}