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 made a career move, they moved to Germany. Sorge was only a few years old. In 1914 Richard joined the German army and was wounded; he had broken his legs, which led to a lifelong limp. 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, collaborating with other foreign parties. He soon began working as a military intelligence officer who began his lifelong career of espionage. Being an intelligence officer, he had access to classified information, which piqued his interest. This interest took him to China and Japan where he would have his most important assignments. In 1933 he returned to Germany. Richard made a deal with a newspaper editorial supervisor that for his cover he would be a newspaper editor in Germany. His next assignment was in Tokyo and his mission was to reveal Japan's intentions towards the Soviet Union by creating a network. He arrived in Tokyo that September. While in Japan he joined the Nazi Party as part of its cover. He then gained access to the diplomats. Two other Moscow agents worked for him undercover and for a while did most of Sorge's dirty work. These two agents help set 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 border, where the transmission was coming from, or any indication of who was behind this whole thing... middle of paper... a hero, while the people in Japan considered Richard a traitor to several countries. Japan was by far Sorge's largest and most dangerous assignment. He put himself, his lovers and his agent in grave danger. Richard was successful in many areas of espionage, created broadcasts, networks, intercepted information and presented it to Moscow. After his death he was titled “Hero”, “King of the Soviet Union”. "The Great of Moscow." And many other decorative names were in his honor. Richard has been in the espionage field for most of his life and it has provided him with many experiences. Works Cited “Richard Sorge.” NNDB. Soylent Communications and 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