EPISODE · Apr 6, 2025 · 32 MIN
Ruth Werner - the Oxfordshire life of a remarkable Soviet spy.
from The Author Archive Podcast · host David Freeman
Ruth Werner was born Ursula Kuczynski in Berlin. She was appalled by Hitler and became a lifelong communist and a spy. During the 1940s she lived around Oxford and radioed secrets to Russia. Her spy codename was Sonja and her memoir was published as Sonja's Report. Ben MacIntyre wrote a best-selling biography of her ...Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy. David Freeman spoke to her in Oxford.
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