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Richard Zorge was spy from Russia
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Get Richard's Quotes“I lived someone else's life for eight years and never once forgot who I really was. That is character.”— Richard Zorge
Sorge lived undercover in Tokyo as a German journalist from 1933 to 1941, befriending Nazi diplomats while secretly running a Soviet spy ring. Arrested October 18, 1941.
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Silence and Conviction
Arrested in Tokyo on October 18, 1941, Sorge spent three years in prison. During interrogations, he calmly admitted his role but refused to beg or betray others. On November 7, 1944, before execution, he said he had no regrets. Decades later, the USSR recognized him as a Hero, proving his sacrifice endured.
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