immer ▁in ▁Russia , ▁he ▁was ▁target ed ▁for ▁ha zing ▁by ▁a ▁ser ge ant ▁in ▁his ▁army ▁unit ▁and ▁fe igned ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁to ▁avoid ▁death ▁or ▁ma im ing . ▁He ▁later ▁escaped ▁and ▁then ▁sw am ▁from ▁the ▁USS R ▁to ▁Turkey . ▁He ▁was ▁det ained ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁held ▁in ▁solit ary ▁conf in ement ▁for ▁long ▁periods . ▁He ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁tre ason ▁in ▁absent ia ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁government ▁for ▁his ▁escape . ▁ ▁Pat rus he v ▁became ▁a ▁broad c aster , ▁journalist , ▁conference ▁interpreter ▁and ▁transl ator ▁in ▁the ▁West , ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁BBC ▁in ▁London ▁and ▁later ▁for ▁the ▁Radio ▁Liber ty ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁writing ▁for ▁Australian ▁newsp apers , ▁radio ▁and ▁television . ▁He ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Senior ▁Cons ult ant , ▁C IS ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁for ▁( Ch ats wood - based ) ▁Conf lict ▁Resol ution ▁Network . ▁As ▁a ▁top ▁level ▁Russian ▁transl ator ▁and ▁interpreter ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁A II C , ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Conference ▁Inter pre ters ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Acc red itation ▁Author ity ▁for ▁Trans l ators ▁and ▁Inter pre ters . ▁He ▁interpreted ▁for ▁Russian ▁and ▁Australian ▁He ads ▁of ▁State ▁i . e . ▁( V lad imir ▁Put in , ▁John ▁Howard ), ▁Prime ▁Minister s , ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Pat rus