More than 40 years ago, on August 1, 1978, a sensational marriage was registered in the Moscow Wedding Palace No. 1. On this day, one of the richest women on the planet, Christina Onassis, daughter of the Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis, married a simple Soviet citizen Sergei Kauzov. And she stayed to live with him in Moscow, albeit not for long.
Aristotle Onassis was in those years the owner of the world's largest private large-tonnage fleet, the state of which was quoted in the 50-70s of the 20th century at the level of the Rothschild and Rockefeller families. After his death, the empire was inherited by the only daughter Christina. With such a huge dowry, she could make a party to the most enviable and handsome suitors of the planet. But there is a possibility that Christina became a victim of the super-secret operation of the KGB of the USSR - "Wooing" (according to other sources - "Olympia").
Soviet intelligence could well thoroughly study the character, habits, inclinations, likes and dislikes of the daughter of the owner of "factories, newspapers and ships." Based on the collected dossier, for love entertainment, a rich Greek woman was “introduced” to the career KGB officer Kauzov, nicknamed “Korabel”, who worked in the Ministry of the Navy of the USSR in Sovfract. This organization cooperated very closely in maritime transport with the empire of Aristotle Onassis. Especially for confidential transportation to the “hot” spots of the planet. The Onassis naval flotilla was extremely needed by the KGB of the USSR for the transportation of special cargo on neutral ships.
According to his external data, Sergei Kauzov was an unattractive man: short (165 cm), with a damaged one eye (he lost his other eye in a fight in childhood), balding, with false metal teeth ... Clearly not a fatal seducer, not a Hollywood macho! Christina Onassis was 27 years old at the time of her marriage, and her fiancé was 36 years old (he was 9 years older). Besides, he was still legally married. When the prospect of marriage with a rich Greek woman loomed before Kauzov, he promptly divorced.
Christina knew a lot about men and was well versed in them. Her two first husbands were handsome playboys, and she herself always had many interesting lovers from artistic bohemia!
To help Kauzov to carry out an extremely important operation for the KGB, employees of the famous Romeo group from the foreign intelligence of the GDR under the leadership of Markus Wolf were attracted. With the help of their "magic" chocolate, they changed Christina's mind so much that she fell madly in love with Kauzov and completely fell under his influence. She even renounced her US citizenship! It was an important move in the KGB's strategy game for possession of Onassis' gigantic empire and his huge merchant fleet. Only a few senior foreign intelligence officers of the KGB (the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR) knew about this covert operation. Therefore, when this Situation was discussed with KGB chief Yuri Andropov, many specialists from other KGB units did not even know about the covert operation. Yuri Andropov was explained the essence and purpose of the operation. This was done by the Head of the First Main Directorate of the KGB of the USSR L. V. Shebarshin and
Major General of the KGB Oleg Kalugin, who was a great friend of Vyacheslav Sergeevich Paparykin, Kauzov's immediate superior. They studied together. And Paparykin at one time helped Raisa Maksimovna Gorbacheva create the famous fashion magazine Burda Moden in Russia and was himself famous for his incredible ability to seduce very important women from high European society. So Kauzov's teachers had vast professional experience in seducing and recruiting women. In intelligence, such an operation is called a “honey trap”. Let me explain an important point: the Aztecs added honey from wild bees to chocolate to enhance their libido. So this name is very symbolic, it has ancient historical roots.
I quote from Kalugin's book “Farewell, Lubyanka”: “What will we have if we put Kauzov behind bars? international scandal. We will be accused of violating the Helsinki agreements on human rights. No one will be interested in the criminal side of the case. Everyone will take this as an attempt to interfere
two loving hearts to unite in legal marriage. We are constantly being denigrated in the Western press for the artificial barriers erected between Soviet people and foreigners. Now the Onassis family can also connect their billions to this anti-Soviet propaganda. Wouldn't it be better to give Kauzov complete freedom of action, help them marry legally and encourage them to stay in Moscow? Maybe even give them an apartment. We will acquire in the person of Christina Onassis, if not a friend, then at least a grateful person who will respond with kindness when we need something from her. And Kauzov will be “in our pocket”, because he also understands very well that he will have to pay for the service rendered to him sometime. You don't just have to press. Do not forget about the billions of this Mrs. Onassis and the fact that she can give birth to a child! He will be a Soviet citizen and heir." Andropov supported this idea and ordered to provide Kristina and Sergey with the most favored nation treatment, as well as to allocate a decent apartment in Moscow to the young, and the foreign intelligence service to look for benefits from this situation.
After the wedding, the newlyweds were waiting for a four-room apartment in the building of the Administration of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on the street (add name) ... ..
This is what the official version of the secret KGB game looked like. Gennady Evgenievich Sokolov, an intelligence historian, explains: “Maybe Kalugin embellishes his role in this matter, or even invented a meeting with Andropov? - Of course, you cannot believe everything in the stories of any defector. According to the law of the genre, all of them are obliged to create the appearance of their own greatness and objectivity. I'm not sure that the idea to use the offending Kauzov belonged to Kalugin, and not to his subordinates. It is quite possible that the disgraced general in his book simply “painted his fence” a little. But, you see, if Kauzov was a KGB officer, Kalugin would gladly reveal this, currying favor with the new overseas masters. Say, the damned Lubyanka slipped her seductive agent to the unfortunate billionaire orphan. They deceived the girl ... Especially since the CIA had its own interest there. On the other hand, Kalugin's speech in defense of Kauzov was confirmed to me by a lieutenant general of the KGB in
retired Sergei Kondrashov, a participant in that meeting with Andropov.
In 1994, I came to Moscow from London, where I was then working, to shoot a documentary about the legendary intelligence officer George Blake. Kondrashov was his curator in the KGB. Together we came to visit Blake at the house in Bezbozhny (now Protopopovsky) Lane. It is also called the "Writers' House" because Henry Borovik and Bulat Okudzhava lived there. Bulat even wrote: “I am evicted from the Arbat, an Arbat emigrant. In Bezbozhny Lane, my talent is withering.
When we went up to Georgy Ivanovich (as Blake was called in the USSR), Kondrashov told me that Kauzov and Kristina lived in the same house after the wedding. For them, two two-room apartments were connected. Since at that moment I had my own interest in Kauzov, I asked the general about him in more detail. That's how I learned about the meeting with Andropov. - Gennady Evgenievich, how do you explain the fantastic union of the billionaire and this "burn out" Kauzov? - In my opinion, on both sides it was a marriage of convenience. - It's clear with Kauzov! By marrying Christina, he escaped prison, and possibly execution. For currency fraud in the USSR, they were judged very strictly. He himself became a millionaire. But Christine, what was the point in marrying him?”
In this answer, the intelligence historian does not find an objective explanation.
And he did not understand everything with Kauzov. And this is obvious.
Everything was decided by the mysterious chocolate of the Markus Wolf group. How chocolate was once used by the Jesuits to gain influence over the Kings and Queens of Europe and even Emperors through women. No wonder Alexander I banned the Jesuit order in Russia in 1820, and also, by his unspoken decree, forbade the mention of the word "chocolate" in Russian literature. Therefore, when analyzing the literary works of the classics of Russian literature of the 19th century from A. Pushkin, Griboedov, Dostoevsky and others, we will not find the word “chocolate” anywhere in them. To better understand this issue, you need to understand and understand more about the features of the life of Aristotle Onassis, or as he was then called, the “golden Greek”. The extravagant billionaire has made his residence in the "floating palace" - a luxurious super-yacht Christina O, named after his daughter and converted from a decommissioned Canadian frigate. (Is it not from him that since then the fashion for the yachts of Russian oligarchs has gone?) Aristotle was very loving. He "collected" the most beautiful and famous women. Suffice it to name Maria Callas, one of the greatest opera singers of the 20th century. Aristotle seduced her on his yacht. For the sake of the "golden Greek" Maria left her loving impresario husband and the stage. She even had an abortion at the request of Onassis, in the hope that she would become his wife.
Aristotle really divorced his first wife, Athena, but in 1968 he married ... John F. Kennedy's widow, Jacqueline. And everywhere with Onassios was his favorite chocolate...
Here I want to stop and tell the most interesting story of Aristotle Onassis' connection with Churchill and how he sent his daughter Christina to Fidel Castro ...
Christina was supposed to organize a meeting of these two important people - Churchill and Castro (in his younger years, Churchill was a journalist and covered the Cuban liberation revolution from Spain). It was after this meeting that Christina fell in love with this special and delicious chocolate. If we draw parallels between Markus Wolf and Fidel Castro, then we can understand how the foreign intelligence of the GDR got so close to the widow of US President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline, who had huge connections in the United States. A very mysterious story in the struggle of intelligence and, as usual, the focus is on the very beautiful and powerful women of the world. Of course, the American intelligence agencies monitored these fantastic romances very closely and made every effort to ensure that they were destroy. Moreover, this could lead to the disclosure of the secret of the murder of John Kennedy. The matter began to acquire a serious political turn, which threatened dangerous and great consequences for the United States. At first, Aristotle Onassis had problems in business. Later, his son Alexander (he was 25 years old) died in a rigged plane crash. The following year, under strange circumstances, Onassis's first wife, Athena, the mother of Alexander and Christina, died. And in 1975, Aristotle himself died. He was treated for arthritis under Jacqueline's care. The prescribed drugs gave a strong side effect - atrophy and terrible muscle spasms. It is still not clear why such a tragic ending came after the treatment of a not very dangerous disease. Three deaths in the family of a billionaire in 2.5 years is a lot and leads to certain thoughts ...
The struggle for influence and control of the huge navy of Aristotle Onassis could radically change the political confrontation in the world between the USA and the USSR. Aristotle Onassis owned the largest private fleet in the world. It included supertankers for the transportation of oil, bulk carriers for grain and vessels for the transportation of military and strategic cargoes under a neutral flag ... The most important strategic resource. Especially in the context of the Cold War. The Yankees have long wanted to get their hands on this asset. But Onassis was wayward, did not succumb to their pressure. In response, he received problems and litigation.
Why did the KGB of the USSR fail to successfully complete its magnificent "honey trap" operation?
The KGB was stunned by the magical effect of chocolate on the minds of people, which opened up huge opportunities for the successful recruitment of agents in completely different areas of life and spheres of influence, including political ones. However, Markus Wolf refused to hand over his prescription to the KGB.
He did not want to lose the most important source of income for the GDR, which stemmed from obtaining with this chocolate the latest Western achievements in the field of the latest technologies, including all the latest electronics. It is for this that the USSR
paid the GDR huge sums of money. The KGB made an attempt to get the secret of this chocolate in the USA. In the early 80s, several intelligence officers were sent there, but they were identified and arrested by the FBI. Without this chocolate, Kauzov's love charms quickly dissipated, and after 16 months their marriage with Christina fell apart ... It was a huge failure of the Lubyanka.
The strategic asset itself went into the hands. It was necessary to correctly agree with Markus Wolf, as Fidel Castro once agreed with him.
In the early 90s, when the secret archives of the Central Committee of the CPSU were uncovered, they found a secret note from the head of the KGB, Viktor Chebrikov, to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev about some of Lubyanka's covert operations abroad. “Using the financial assistance and influence of K. Onassis, S.D. Kauzov, - as follows from this note, - founded several of his own companies, received ownership of ten ships in full or in part, concentrated in his hands a capital of $ 25 million, of which 3 million deposited in Swiss and London bank accounts. Starting from July 1982, S.D. Kauzov, in accordance with the agreement concluded with him, transferred a large amount in foreign currency to the BANK of the USSR as his party contribution, which allowed him to remain in the ranks of the CPSU. So far, he has transferred $450,000.” This report impressed M. S. Gorbachev so much that he immediately ordered the destruction of all information about chocolate in this case.
Chocolate and M. S. Gorbachev - that's another story ...