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Alexander Vavilov says he feels "Canadian"

The Son of Russian spies has spoken of his relief after a court decided To Let Him keep his Canadian citizenship.

Alexander Vavilov had revoked his citizenship after his parents, who detained the work of the Russian foreign intelligence Service , in the year 2010.

He was born in Canada, and up to the time of her arrest he believed, his parents are Canadian goods as well.

It is the First Time that he has spoken, since Canada, the Supreme court was his nationality to be valid.

"I Am who I Am - Whatever you are not learning about their heritage, I believe that it defines you as a person," Mr. Vavilov told the media in Toronto on Friday.

He said the court victory was the realization that he not only feels like a Canadian, but it is in The Eyes of The Law .

Who is he?

Mr. Vavilov Alexander Foley was born in Toronto on may 3. June, 1994 and Tracey Lee Ann Foley and Donald Howard Heathfield - or so he thought.

their real names were Bezrukov, Elena Vavilova and Andrei and she had moved to Canada with false identities, a "deep cover", which would enable you to travel The World and spy for the Russian KGB.

In Canada, it seemed like a normal, happy Young Family . Mr. Vavilov's older brother Timothy was born, the only four years earlier, also in Toronto. At one point, his parents started their own diaper delivery Service .

the Russian spy Elena Vavilova the name of Tracey Ann Foley; Andrey Bezrukov called himself Donald Heathfield

When he was two, The Family moved to France And Then later to the United States , located in the vicinity of Boston.

This is where you firmly by the FBI in 2010, as Mr. Vavilov was 16.

they pleaded guilty and have been to Russia in a spy swap in exchange for four Russians in the prison had been sitting, the of Moscow for the provision of intelligence in The West .

The Family 's story inspired the US TV show, The Americans , The two concealed the use of Russian spies living and starting A Family in the United States .

Mr. Vavilov said he watched the Series - like his parents, who now live in Russia.

"On The One hand, you can relate to some of the things on The Other it is Hollywood," he said.

He has managed to heal The Relationship with his parents has been revealed in The Years since her secret and his life is turned upside down.

His parents were motivated by patriotism, he said.

"Although I have suffered through all of this, I understand why they did what they did. "

Legal fight

Shortly after his parents were arrested in the United States , Mr. Vavilov's Pass was not extended, and his citizenship was revoked in 2014 an official working for the Canadian immigration.

The government said that since his parents worked for a foreign government, at the time of his birth, born on Canadian soil was enough to make Him state to grant citizenship.

So Mr. Vavilov began the long struggle for the restoration of his citizenship.

in General, born in Canada, a child is automatically granted citizenship. But there are exceptions for children of diplomats. The government said the exception should agree for Him - Mr. Vavilov's legal team.

On Thursday, the Supreme court held that since his parents were not granted diplomatic status, his citizenship is valid.

What's next

Since the loss of his Canadian citizenship, Mr. Vavilov said, he went to University in Europe and worked in the Middle East and Asia.

But he said that he sometimes had difficulty in employment because of the story of his life.

"I don't think people distrust me personally," he said. "But I think people do not want to be bound to The Association . "

the question as to his thoughts on Russia and its leadership, Mr. Vavilov, who now holds the Russian citizenship, declined to comment.

He told the media that he has a future in Canada, but his next steps from his perspective - he moves back for a good job opportunity.

on Thursday the decision of the court means that his older brother, Timothy, also, that his Canadian citizenship, although Mr. Vavilov was not known, his plans for the future.

The Vavilov brothers have always claimed that they were completely in The Dark about their parents ' espionage activities.

Various media reports cited unnamed US officials, suggesting that Timothy Vavilov parents had revealed their identities to Him and wanted Him in their footsteps.

On Friday, the younger Mr. Vavilov denied these reports, saying that they were Untrue .

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Source of news: bbc.com