Golden Cigar Connector Out of US Embassy in Moscow

Artifact Details

A L-shaped metal gadget with gold, silver, and black parts

Columns in the US Embassy in Moscow secretly contained devices to collect intelligence on the US.

This gold- and silver-plated connector was an integral part of the collection system at the embassy office building. It was apparently placed near the top of a column in a dense rebar cage where items that reflected X-rays masked its location.