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After charming her targets as a”master manipulator,”Aliia Roza is breaking her silence.
The former Russian citizen who claims to be an ex-spy is revealing her tales of sexpionage in a new podcast from Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts,“To Die For.”
The podcast claims to be the first time an alleged Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)-trained”seduction agent”is speaking out about her”training, techniques, targets and missions,”Deadline.com reported.
Aliia Roza is sharing her story in the TenderfootTV and iHeartPodcasts series “To Die For.” (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
Itwas launchedby Neil Strauss, author of”TheGame”who also wrote”The Dirt”about rock band Mötley Crüe.
“It’sbeen over two decades thatI’vestayed silent,”Roza told Fox News Digital.”But for a few reasons, Icouldn’tkeep my silence. Icouldn’tlive with this pain anymore, even thoughI’vebeen through all this trauma. …Ifit wasnot me [speaking out], then who would speak out?”
In the podcast, listeners will discover how Roza managed to flee Moscow with her young son. Roza said she wanted to give her child a better life.
Aliia Roza, who lives in Los Angeles, told Fox News Digital she wanted to give her son a better life. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“The biggest achievement of my life is becoming a parent,”Roza explained.”I wanted to experience that. I wanted to create a family. I wanted to have kids. And I was not allowed to do that. And then I realized,‘Wait a minute. I live only one life. Idon’twant to spend my life sacrificing for something Idon’tbelieve in anymore.’ That was the moment when I looked for possibilities to escape.”
In the podcast, Aliia Roza described how she grew up in a strict household. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
Roza was born into a Kazakh-Tatar family of a high-ranking military officer in the Soviet Union. Her grandfather fought the Nazis during World War II, andher father is a high-ranking officer of over 45 years. As a child, Roza said, she was involved in aspecialgovernment program for children of high-ranking officers.
Roza described how she once had big dreams to pursue fashion design. But it was her father, she said, who warned her,”There’sno other option.”
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Aliia Roza Aliia Roza was born in the USSR into a Kazakh-Tatar family of a high-ranking military officer in the Soviet Union. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“Iwas trained from a very early age to do different things like martialarts,physical activities,”Roza claimed.”I learned you cannot give up, you cannot be vulnerable, you cannot be weak, you cannot cry. Nobody can enter this program. If youdon’thave a family member who is a high-ranking officer,it’simpossible.
“I never thought I would [later] enter a sex program.”
At age 18, Roza said, she was chosen out of 350 students to participate in a top-secret program developed by former KGB psychologists and high-ranking officers. There, Roza said, she studied how to use seduction and persuasion to get information from enemy targets.
At age 18, Aliia Roza said, she entered a top-secret program where she learned about the art of seduction. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“It’snot just sex –it’svery far from sexactually,”Roza explained.”It’sall about the art of communication.We’retaughthow to dress up, how to put on makeup, how to present yourself, how to speak with your targets, how to make your targets believe in you and trust you. …It’sabout the psychology of people, of criminals, of men. …It’sabout understandingthe perspective of men and what exactlythey want.”
Aliia Roza is the granddaughter of a national hero who fought the Nazis during World War II. Her father is a high-ranking officer of over 45 years. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“When you seduce,it’s …as simple as starting with good compliments,”shecontinued.”It’snot just,‘I like your jacket.’It has to be somethingreally specificand appropriate from that moment.Thiswill make people really attracted to you.They’llstart to like you. And when you know how to lead a conversation, people will become very open to you. They will become very friendly. …You learn how to be polite, friendly, respectful in society.
Aliia Roza said she was chosen out of 350 students to participate in a secret program developed by former KGB psychologists and high-ranking officers. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“And there are the sex techniques,”she teased.”This is really hardcore. Butit’smaking your target become obsessed with you.That’sa completely different game.”
Roza said it took”many years”for herto later realize she was”brainwashed”as a”master manipulator.”
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Aliia Roza said she was trained to be a “master manipulator.” (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“Iwas madeto believe that I was a hero fighting against human and drug trafficking, saving all of these underage kids that were … kidnapped from their families,”she said.”I would see all the parents coming to our department crying, begging us to help.
“Weasagentshad thisvery lowsalary. …We had like $100 a month working six days a week. …But I felt patriotic. I felt like a hero savingsomeone’slife. And I feltvery powerful. I felt that nobody could do anything to me. I was sacrificing my body doing all these missions. So, I just detached my emotions from my body.
Aliia Roza said that, at first, she felt “patriotic” as a spy. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“At the end of the day, when I savedsomeone’slife, I felt good about it,”Roza shared.”But I never asked myself how I felt being in a body that was constantly abused and raped by random men. … One former FBI agent said I was a brokentoy,that I was sex trafficked myself. … But all myclassmates,wedidn’tfeel this way. We felt patriotic. We were ready to sacrifice and do anything for our government.That’show I felt.”
Author Neil Strauss is the host of “To Die For.” (Rich Fury/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
Strauss told Fox News Digital that,atfirst,it wasdifficultto believeRoza’sstory.But after doing research and speaking to sources, it was difficult to ignore her claims.
“Ionly covered the story ofAliia’stime in Russia,”he explained.”Butthere’sa whole other world, a whole other story. There are very intense experiences, trauma, PTSD. … It goes in a place no one expects.
As a secret agent, Aliia Roza worked to stop human and drug trafficking. It’s something she’s still passionate about today. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
“Iremember the first time Iwas introducedto Aliia over dinner,”Strauss recalled.”When she started speaking, everyone stopped what they were doing. They only listened to her. She held the floor for the rest of the meal.That’sall I could think about afterward. …There was a story here that needed tobe told. And it was also the way she told her story. I never heard anything like it before.”
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It was love that made Aliia Roza rethink her life choices. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
In 2004, Roza fell in love with a man shewas meantto gather intelligence on, the New York Post reported. According to the outlet, theman’sassociates discovered she was a spy. With the help of her lover, Roza fled Moscow and eventually laid down roots in Los Angeles.
Roza has not returned toRussia for more thana decade, she said. She assumed a new name, one she still uses today.
Roza said despite working to stop human and drug trafficking as a spy, she also felt”used”by the Russian government.
“I saw all these other female agents who reached a certain age, like 56,”she said.”They were so miserable, so lonely. They were not allowed to have private lives. Theycouldn’thave families. …Icouldn’tallow that to happen to me.”
Aliia Roza teaches other women about the art of seduction. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
Today, Roza teaches her tips on seduction not toagents-in-training,but to womeneager to boost their self-esteem. She has over a million followers on Instagram.
She described being”disappointed”by the Russia-Ukraine war.
“Putin started the war,”she said.”All of these innocent people have died for no reason. …It’sawful. We need to speak out about it becauseit’snot over. …Who will speak out against this evil? Whatis happening in the world? Idohope my story will encourage women to be inspired, support each other and share their stories. I hope we can unite.”
Aliia Roza said she has been encouraged to return to her old life. She’s declined. (Courtesy of Aliia Roza)
Strauss is hopeful the podcast will encourage other former female spies to come forward.
“What stood out to me? Most people are afraid to talk,”he explained.”And if the Russian intelligence program is so widespread, why are so few people willing to come forward? And I think a lot of peopledon’tunderstand whatit’slike for a woman growing up in the Russian military intelligence community, the lack of rights, the lack of agency, the abuse and horror that goes on there.
“Ican tell you from researchingAliia’sstory … itdoesn’tgo well for anyone,”he added.”The agents are as exploited as the targets. I think there are no winners here whenyou’reusing sex and love as weapons of war.”
Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
