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==Early life and recruitment to KGB==
Kuzichkin was born in Moscow in 1947 to a large family.{{sfn|Kuzichkin|1991|p=4}} He joined the [[Soviet Army]] and was stationed in [[East Germany]] for three years. Upon exiting the service, Kuzichkin enrolled at the [[Institute of Asian and African Countries]], where he studied Iranian history and [[
While still at the institute, Kuzichkin took an opportunity to travel to Iran and work as an interpreter for the [[Ministry of Foreign Trade (Soviet Union)|Ministry of Foreign Trade]]; before his departure, Kuzichkin was recruited into intelligence service by the KGB.{{sfn|Kuzichkin|1991|pp=17-19}} He arrived in Iran near the end of 1973, and spent a year working as interpreter at an iron mine in [[Bafq]] and completing his thesis.{{sfn|Kuzichkin|1991|pp=19-34}}
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