355) Boris Bykov

Boris Bykov (Boris Yakovlevich Bukov). Member of the Communist Party since 1919. Bykov was head of the underground apparatus with which Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss were connected.

- "He wore a hat, in part to cover his hair, which was memorably red. He gave in fact an overall impression of redness. His lashes were ginger-colored, his eyes an odd red-brown, and his complexion was ruddy.... He also was subject to violent mood swings, switching from ferocious tantrums to grating fits of false jollity. And he was habitually distrustful. " http://spartacus-educational.com/Boris_Bykov.htm

- "A small person, with very odd red-brown eyes, red hair and red eyebrows." https://books.google.it/books…

- "Soon he spotted Bykov, no doubt recognizing him by his distinctive red hair." https://books.google.it/books…