Life After Defection
Petrov became an Australian citizen in 1956. His and Evdokia's names were changed to Sven and Maria Anna Allyson. They lived a quiet suburban life in Melbourne. He died in 1991, and she died in 2002.
The whereabouts of the Petrovs were still the subject of a D-Notice in 1982.
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