The Zarubins, The Power Couple of Soviet Espionage - WW2 Documentary Special

In this episode, we dive deep into the lives of Elizaveta and Vasili Zarubin, the Soviet Union’s most notorious espionage power couple. From their early days in pre-WW2 Soviet Russia to working in key positions in Europe, China, and, ultimately, the United States, the Zarubins played a pivotal role in Soviet intelligence during the rise of modern espionage. Discover how their undercover missions influenced global events, including their involvement in the Manhattan Project, as we explore the origins of Soviet spycraft in part one of this two-part special.

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Hosted by: Astrid Deinhard and Anna Deinhard
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński
Community Management: Jake McCluskey
Written by: Sebastian Brandstetter
Research by: Iryna Dulka
Edited by: Karolina Dołęga
Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman
Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
Colorizations by:
Mikołaj Uchman

Image sources:
National Archives NARA
Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe
Bundesarchiv
Archives New Zealand

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Deviation In Time - Johannes Bornlof
Document This 1 - Peter Sandberg
Fly Baby Fly - Fabien Tell
Last Minute Reaction - Phoenix Tail
Last Point of Safe Return - Fabien Tell
London - Howard Harper-Barnes
Orcas - Marten Moses
Other Sides of Glory - Fabien Tell
Please Hear Me Out - Philip Ayer
Rememberance - Fabien Tell
Spy Game - Jon Sumner
The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf
The Messenger - Fabien Tell
Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.

[WorldWarTwo]

Do you think the Zarubins will succeed in seducing Oppenheimer? Only time will tell … so stay tuned!

[SeikhSayedAaman-qmfx]

Congratulations for reaching 1 million subscribers 🎉

[tedrex]

"What a nerd", says Anna whilst hosting an online educational YouTube video speaking a second language flawlessly! ;-)
I am so glad that "Spies and Ties" is continuing, on a day like today when I am bedbound and full of pain unable to do anything your videos are a wonderful way to occupy my mind and learn something new. Thank you.

[indianajones]

Congratulations on reaching a million! You’ve now done it twice right after a war ends! 🥳

[deviladv]

If Astrid tells me I have to watch all the videos, how can I argue with that?

[PeterBondeVillain]

CONGRATULATIONS ON 1 MILLION, GUYS!
I don't know of any channel that deserves it more <3
Love your videos a lot, all the best to you and your loved ones

[ryanomalley]

Highly recommend the book “Rezident” about Vasily Zarubin for much more detail and espionage work.

[residentgeardo]

Thank you for the interesting insight into Soviet spy business! Loved it, looking forward to the next episodes!

Also I was pleased that upon clicking on the video I could read "1M subscribers" beneath the channel's name. You are finally there! And well deserved!🤘

[mikked]

Fascinating how much we'll never know, but loving to learn what IS known. See you in part two!

[joelb]

1 million subs is fantastic but we need more in the army. 🎉

[rwarren]

No apologies to Indy and Spartacus (owner of the greatest mustache in the world) but Astrid and Anna are my favorites. 🇺🇸

[andyreznick]

Well done. Looking forward to Part 2.

[KanazawaKings]

I love these two hosts. They have great chemistry together.

[cosmedelustrac]

Congratulations for the 1 million susbscribers from France 🇫🇷 !

[jimc.goodfellas]

Finally! Took the whole war to get to a million subs

[MrLeoni]

Congrats on finally reaching 1 million.

[vojtechkubinek]

As a Czech, one of the funniest things about this story is that while they had Czech identities, no one questioned the fact that Zarubina had a Russian-style suffix to her name. If they were to really be Czech, her name would be Kočeková.

[papaaaaaaa]

HEEELLO Ladies 😁

Thanks for your Videos. Entertaining AND educational, that is a rather rare combination.
I really hope that i will run into you or the other two guys in Munich some day.

Best wishes and keep smiling!

[mohammedsaysrashid]

Wonderful and informative introduction video about that remarkable spying 🕵️‍♀️ 🕵️‍♂️ work couple of the USSR ..thanks for sharing

[rayeisenstein]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers