Alexander Feklisov


Aleksandr Semyonovich Feklisov was a Soviet spy, the NKVD Case Officer who handled Julius Rosenberg and Klaus Fuchs, among others.

Life and work

Feklisov worked out of the Soviet consulate office in New York City from 1940 to 1946. His supervisor was Senior NKVD Case officer Anatoli Yatskov. Part of Feklisov's duties included recruiting espionage agent prospects from those sympathetic to the Communist Party of the United States and its auxiliary secret apparatus

Legacy

Feklisov was portrayed by Harris Yulin in the 1974 film The Missiles of October, and by in the 2000 film Thirteen Days.