India, Oct. 23 -- Infamous red-haired Russian spy Anna Chapman has reportedly been assigned a new mission to head the newly-established Museum of Russian Intelligence. A 43-year-old former British citizen, she was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in New York in 2010 but deported to Moscow later in a high-profile spy swap.

She has now been appointed to head the new project, which is registered near Gorky Park in Moscow and linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin's top secret service, SVR. The museum is set to spotlight the history and "achievements" of Russian espionage. Led by Sergey Naryshkin, the current SVR chief and a trusted associate of Putin, it will honour the legacy of Russian spies.

Chapman first rose t...