Stalin's SpyRichard Sorge, also known as Stalin's Spy, was an extreme professional when it came to espionage. He was born on October 4, 1895 in Russia, his father was a German engineer. When his father took a big step in his career, they moved to Germany. Sorge was only a few years old. In 1914, Richard enlisted in the German army and was injured; he had broken his legs, which caused him to limp for the rest of his life. Four years later, he received his doctorate and joined the German Communist Party. In 1924, he left Germany to return to Russia. There he joined the International Communist Party, working with other foreign parties. He soon began working as a military intelligence officer, which began his lifelong career in espionage. As an intelligence officer, he had access to secret information, which piqued his interest. This interest led him to China and Japan where he carried out his greatest missions. In 1933 he returned to Germany. Richard made a deal with a newspaper publishing supervisor that, for his coverage, he would be editor of a newspaper in Germany. His next mission was to Tokyo and his mission was to reveal Japan's intentions towards the Soviet Union, by creating a network. He arrived in Tokyo in September. In Japan, he joined the Nazi Party as part of its cover. He then had access to diplomats. Two other agents from Moscow worked for him undercover and for a time did most of Sorge's dirty work. These two agents participated in setting up a radio transmission that the Japanese authorities were unable to pick up. The Japanese signal tower could not receive any information that Sorge was sending across the borders, where the transmission was coming from, nor any indication of who was behind it...... middle of paper ...... a hero, while the Japanese considered Richard a traitor to several countries. Japan was by far Sorge's most important and dangerous mission. He put himself, his lovers and his agent in great danger. Richard was successful in many areas of espionage, he set up transmissions, networks, intercepted information and presented it to Moscow. After his death, he was nicknamed “Hero”, “King of the Soviet Union”. “The Great of Moscow.” And many other decorative names were in his honor. Richard has worked in the espionage field for most of his life and it has provided him with many experiences. Works Cited “Richard Sorge”. NNDB. Soylent Communications, nd Web. March 7, 2014. http://www.nndb.com/people/708/000113369/Simkin, John. “Bibliography of Richard Sorge.” Spartacus Education. Ask.com, and Web. March 7, 2014. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERsorge.htm