Yevgeny Ivanov (spy) Ivanov is portrayed by Jeroen Krabbé in the 1989 film "Scandal" and by Ian Conningham in Andrew Lloyd Webber's stage musical "Stephen Ward the Musical", which opened at the Aldwych Theatre on 19 December 2013. Peter Sellers portrayed Ivanov in British audio comedy "Fool Britannia" (1963). Yevgeny Ivanov (spy) Captain Yevgeny Mikhailovich Ivanov (; 11 January 1926 – 17 January 1994), also known as Eugene Ivanov, was a naval attaché at the Soviet Embassy in London during the early 1960s, and was also engaged in espionage. His affair with Christine Keeler resulted in another of her lovers, John Profumo, resigning
Profumo affair story to the national newspapers. The Radcliffe tribunal's ongoing inquiry into press behaviour during the Vassall case was making newspapers nervous, and only two showed interest in Keeler's story: the "Sunday Pictorial" and the "News of the World". As the latter would not join an auction, Keeler accepted the "Pictorial"s offer of a £200 down payment and a further £800 when the story was published. The paper retained a copy of the "Darling" letter. The "News of the World" then alerted Ward and Astor—whose names had been mentioned by Keeler—and they in turn informed Profumo. When Profumo's lawyers tried to