Anna Chapman's mother says she is 'no Mata Hari'. The mother of Anna Chapman, the alleged Russian spy, has said that her daughter is no "Mata Hari" and that she wasn't even top of her class.
Alex Chapman with his former wife alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman nee Koutchetko on their wedding day
Alex Chapman with his former wife alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman nee Koutchetko on their wedding day. Anna made her wedding dress from the dress she wore when they first met.
Alex Chapman with his former wife alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman nee Koutchetko on their wedding day
Alex Chapman with his former wife alleged Russian spy Anna Chapman nee Koutchetko on their wedding day. Anna made her wedding dress from the dress she wore when they first met.
Irina Kushchenko said that her 28-year-old daughter was simply a normal young woman.
Mrs Chapman, who kept the name of her British ex-husband, is fiercely independent but did not stand out as above average, Mrs Kushchenko told the Russian daily newspaper, Tvoi Den.
"I don't think Anna is a Mata Hari. She had the normal life of a 28-year-old woman," Mrs Kushchenko said, referring to the Dutch exotic dancer executed by the French for espionage during World War One.
"As an ex-teacher, I can say she never quite shined among her peers. But she was good, close to the top of her class."
Mrs Chapman's former husband, Alex, has alleged in and interview with The Daily Telegraph that she was recruited by her father, who he said posed as a Russian diplomat but was in fact a KGB agent.
With her parents often abroad on diplomatic postings, Mrs Chapman learned at an early age to fend for herself and hide problems to deal with on her own while living with her ailing grandparents, Mrs Kushchenko said.
"Anna was always an open, happy child. She deeply loved her grandmother and grandfather and tried to hide from them whatever negative things were happening in her life," she said.
"Life was hard work for her.... She never counted on us. She always tried to achieve everything on her own."
Mrs Chapman is among 11 suspected "deep-cover" agents suspected of trying to infiltrate US policy-making circles and report back to Moscow in a Cold War-style spy case that threatens to strain thawing ties between the countries. ( telegraph.co.uk
Mrs Chapman, who kept the name of her British ex-husband, is fiercely independent but did not stand out as above average, Mrs Kushchenko told the Russian daily newspaper, Tvoi Den.
"I don't think Anna is a Mata Hari. She had the normal life of a 28-year-old woman," Mrs Kushchenko said, referring to the Dutch exotic dancer executed by the French for espionage during World War One.
"As an ex-teacher, I can say she never quite shined among her peers. But she was good, close to the top of her class."
Mrs Chapman's former husband, Alex, has alleged in and interview with The Daily Telegraph that she was recruited by her father, who he said posed as a Russian diplomat but was in fact a KGB agent.
With her parents often abroad on diplomatic postings, Mrs Chapman learned at an early age to fend for herself and hide problems to deal with on her own while living with her ailing grandparents, Mrs Kushchenko said.
"Anna was always an open, happy child. She deeply loved her grandmother and grandfather and tried to hide from them whatever negative things were happening in her life," she said.
"Life was hard work for her.... She never counted on us. She always tried to achieve everything on her own."
Mrs Chapman is among 11 suspected "deep-cover" agents suspected of trying to infiltrate US policy-making circles and report back to Moscow in a Cold War-style spy case that threatens to strain thawing ties between the countries. ( telegraph.co.uk
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