▁colon el ▁in ▁the ▁K GB , ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁led ▁to ▁believe . ▁He ▁was ▁paid ▁ 5 0 0 ▁rub les ▁a ▁month ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁not ▁immediately ▁able ▁to ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁It ▁was ▁ten ▁years ▁before ▁he ▁visited ▁K GB ▁headquarters ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁little ▁real ▁work . ▁Phil by ▁was ▁under ▁virtual ▁house ▁arrest , ▁guard ed , ▁with ▁all ▁visitors ▁screen ed ▁by ▁the ▁K GB . ▁Mik h ail ▁Ly ub im ov , ▁his ▁closest ▁K GB ▁contact , ▁explained ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁to ▁guard ▁his ▁safety , ▁but ▁later ▁admitted ▁that ▁the ▁real ▁reason ▁was ▁the ▁K GB ' s ▁fear ▁that ▁Phil by ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁London . ▁ ▁Phil by ▁occupied ▁himself ▁by ▁writing ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁My ▁Sil ent ▁War , ▁not ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁read ▁ ▁The ▁Times , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁generally ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁listened ▁to ▁the ▁BBC ▁World ▁Service , ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁av id ▁follow er ▁of ▁cr icket . ▁ ▁Phil by ' s ▁award ▁of ▁the ▁O BE ▁was ▁cancel led ▁and ▁ann ul led ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Though ▁Phil by ▁claimed ▁public ly ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁regret ▁his ▁dec isions ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁missed ▁nothing