German on his father’s side and a communist by conviction, Richard Sorge chose the most dangerous way to serve the Soviet Union—intelligence work. In the 1930s, he was sent to Japan under the guise of a respected journalist attached to the German embassy. Sorge became the first secret Soviet agent to establish himself in Tokyo. His intelligence group gained access to the most classified information related to war preparations. Living in the enemy camp and risking his life every day, Sorge sent Moscow information about the plans of the Japanese authorities and Hitler. He became a legend in the history of international espionage, but what kind of man was he?
