- d ress ing - related ▁mass ▁media ▁Category : C ross - d ress ing ▁and ▁the ▁military ▁Category : History ▁books ▁about ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁Category : L GB T ▁in ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁Category : We hr macht <0x0A> </s> ▁Vik tor ▁Mik h ay lov ich ▁Su kh od rev ▁( ; ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Russian – English ▁interpreter ▁for ▁high - ran king ▁Soviet ▁polit icians ▁including ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev , ▁Leon id ▁Bre zh ne v , ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v , ▁and ▁Alex ei ▁Kos yg in . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Su kh od rev ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁a ▁Soviet ▁intelligence ▁officer ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁boy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Su kh od rev ▁spent ▁six ▁years ▁in ▁London ▁with ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Soviet ▁trade ▁mission . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Emb ass y ▁School ▁in ▁London ▁beginning ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Moscow ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve ▁and ▁later ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Military ▁Institute ▁of ▁Foreign ▁L anguages . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Su kh od rev ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁translation ▁b ureau ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁( M FA ). ▁Su kh od rev ▁translated ▁Nik ita ▁K