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Using Gordievsky

  • In the example corpus, gordievsky often appears in combinations such as: of gordievsky, gordievsky was.

Context around Gordievsky

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

files 1×

Often after:

passed 1× shortly 1×

Sentence patterns with Gordievsky

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as such gordievsky could boast 1× essence of gordievsky s rebellion 1× essence of gordievsky s reporting 1× gordievsky passed on 1× gordievsky was promoted 1× him by gordievsky shortly after 1× kgb files gordievsky s past 1× mr gordievsky who was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as such gordievsky 1× at first they 1× but his trajectory 1× gordievsky passed on 1× gordievsky was promoted 1× macintyre sees in 1×

Common sentence endings:

a regular summary 1× alleged kgb involvement 1× gordievsky also played 1× had supposedly recruited 1× in the book 1× most dangerous men 1×

Words around Gordievsky

Just before it in the word index:

gordie 17 gordias 2 gordianus 4 gordian 13 gordhan 43 gordes 2

Just after it in the word index:

gordillo 5 gordimer 2 gordin 2 gordini 2 gordinier 2 gordis 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Gordievsky

  • In this selection, "gordievsky" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, files, passed and shortly stand out and add context to how "gordievsky" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as such gordievsky could boast and essence of gordievsky s rebellion. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gordievsky" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gordievsky

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Gordievsky was promoted and posted to London. (7 words)

As such, Gordievsky could boast to his superiors about “sources” he had supposedly recruited. (14 words)

But his trajectory was the opposite of Gordievsky’s: He passed on secrets from the West to Russia, in return for money. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

Mr. Gordievsky, who was recalled to Russia in 1985 to face almost certain execution, escaped to the West while under investigation and later wrote a book in which he described Mr. Budanov as one of the K.G.B.’s most dangerous men. (43 words)

However, in the Daily Telegraph in 2010, Charles Moore gave a "full account", which he said had been provided to him by Gordievsky shortly after Foot's death, of the extent of Foot's alleged KGB involvement. (37 words)

Much of what Gordievsky was given to pass on came from “open-source information such as magazines and newspapers… With some imagination these could be made to seem like gathered intelligence,” Macintyre explains in the book. (36 words)

Example sentences (11)

As such, Gordievsky could boast to his superiors about “sources” he had supposedly recruited.

At first they sent a beautiful young woman to entice him, a dentistry student who would later become a world champion in badminton, a sport that Gordievsky also played.

But his trajectory was the opposite of Gordievsky’s: He passed on secrets from the West to Russia, in return for money.

Gordievsky passed on to the British information about the measures the Russians were taking in the event of a worst-case scenario.

Gordievsky was promoted and posted to London.

Macintyre sees in these declarations “the essence of Gordievsky’s rebellion”: to discover every possible thing about the regime he abhorred, in order to help topple it faster.

Mr. Gordievsky, who was recalled to Russia in 1985 to face almost certain execution, escaped to the West while under investigation and later wrote a book in which he described Mr. Budanov as one of the K.G.B.’s most dangerous men.

Much of what Gordievsky was given to pass on came from “open-source information such as magazines and newspapers… With some imagination these could be made to seem like gathered intelligence,” Macintyre explains in the book.

The essence of Gordievsky’s reporting about the mind-set in Moscow was passed to Reagan, pictured above with Mikhail Gorbachev, in the form of a regular summary.

However, in the Daily Telegraph in 2010, Charles Moore gave a "full account", which he said had been provided to him by Gordievsky shortly after Foot's death, of the extent of Foot's alleged KGB involvement.

Moore wrote that, although the claims are difficult to corroborate without MI6 and KGB files, Gordievsky's past record in revealing KGB contacts in Britain had been shown to be reliable.

Common combinations with gordievsky

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