Grigori Tokaty
Grigori Tokaty | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 October 1909 |
| Died | 23 November 2003 (aged 94) |
| Nationality | Ossetian |
| Alma mater | Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy |
| Known for | Aerodynamics and rocket technology |
| Spouse | Aza Baeva |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics |
Grigory Aleksandrovich Tokaev (Ossetian: Токаты Ахмæты фырт Гогки, romanized: Tokaty Axmæty fyrt Gogki; Russian: Григорий Александрович Токаев) also known as Grigory Tokaty; (13 October 1909 – 23 November 2003) was a Soviet rocket scientist and politician. Eventually turned anti-communist, he defected to the United Kingdom and became a long-standing critic of Stalin's USSR.
During his time in Britain, he also worked to create material for the Information Research Department (IRD), a secret branch of the UK Foreign Office which promoted anti-communist propaganda during the Cold War.