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In pictures: Spy Boris Karpichkov's KGB memorabilia

KGB: Karpichkov's KGB card, showing his rank of captain — Karpichkov's KGB identity card, showing his rank of captain.
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

KGB: Karpichkov at the KGB's training centre in Minsk. — Karpichkov at the KGB's training centre in Minsk in 1985.
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

KGB: Karpichkov (far right) training at the KGB centre in Minsk — Karpichkov (far right) training at the firing range at the KGB centre in Minsk
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

KGB: KGB lockpics — Karpichkov's KGB lockpicks
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

KGB: Former KGB operative, Boris Karpichkov's scanner — Former KGB operative Boris Karpichkov's scanner
Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian

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