Genrikh Averyanovich Borovik (Russian: Ге́нрих Аверьянович Борови́к; born 16 November 1929 in Minsk) is a Soviet and Russian publicist, writer, playwright and filmmaker, the father of journalist Artyom Borovik.
According to Vasili Mitrokhin, Borovik was a KGB agent in the United States, one of whose successful projects was promotion of false John F. Kennedy assassination theories through writer Mark Lane.[1] He also wrote a book about famous Soviet spy Kim Philby.[2]
Borovik was the fourth and the last chairman of the Soviet Peace Committee, in the years 1987–1991.
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Borovik, Genrikh |
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Borovik, Henry; Borovik, Genrikh Averyanovich (full name); Борови́к, Ге́нрих Аверьянович (Russian name) |
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16 November 1929 |
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Minsk, Belorussian SSR, USSR |
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