Vladimir Petrov (diplomat)

Vladimir Petrov
Владимир Миха́йлович Петров
Vladimir Petrov in a safe house after defecting to Australia.
Born	Afanasii Mikhailovich Shorokhov (1907-02-15)15 February 1907 Larikha, Siberia, Russian Empire
Died	14 June 1991(1991-06-14) (aged 84) Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Other names	Vladimir Mikhaylovich Proletarsky
Spouse	Evdokia Kartseva ​ (m. 1940)​

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Petrov (Russian: Влади́мир Миха́йлович Петро́в; born Afanasii Mikhailovich Shorokhov; 15 February 1907 – 14 June 1991) was a Soviet spy who defected to Australia in 1954 with his wife Evdokia, in what became known as the Petrov Affair.