For the first time, a team from the Soviet Union came to the Olympics in Finland in 1952. Abroad, no one believed in the victory of Soviet athletes. But they did not know that the backbone of the USSR team consisted of front-line soldiers, blockade survivors, and prisoners of concentration camps.

In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded the Oscar to Bridge of Spies. The plot was based on the story of the exchange of Abel for the pilot Powers. But is there much truth in this Hollywood blockbuster? Based on reliable facts, we will debunk the myths and tell the true story of the legendary Soviet intelligence officer.