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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 10 MIN

Prominent Russians: Rikhard Zorge.

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Prominent Russians: Rikhard Zorge.Rikhard Zorge was a Soviet spy in Japan, and was the first to warn Stalin about Hitler’s plan to attack the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Later that year he also informed the USSR that Japan had no intention to go to war with the Soviet Union. This allowed the USSR to divert military divisions from its eastern borders to fight Nazis in the western front, which ultimately determined the course of World War II. Despite his immense contributions, Stalin’s own James Bond went unrecognized by the Soviet Union for 20 years after his death.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/prominent-russians--6677656/support.

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Prominent Russians: Rikhard Zorge.Rikhard Zorge was a Soviet spy in Japan, and was the first to warn Stalin about Hitler’s plan to attack the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. Later that year he also informed the USSR that Japan had no intention to go to war with the Soviet Union. This allowed the USSR to divert military divisions from its eastern borders to fight Nazis in the western front, which ultimately determined the course of World War II. Despite his immense contributions, Stalin’s own James Bond went unrecognized by the Soviet Union for 20 years after his death.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/prominent-russians--6677656/support.

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