Kirst H. Sorge, whom we did not know. The life and death of a great scout in Japan

The book by the famous German prose writer H.H. Kirst stands out among almost sixty works dedicated to Richard Sorge. Relying on documentary materials, the author painted a picture of not a stubborn communist, not a super spy, and not a hero-martyr as Sorge was previously portrayed, but rather a man endowed with weaknesses and flaws typical of ordinary people. He did not differ in an angelic character, often drank heavily, passionately loved women, and behaved excessively rudely with members of his intelligence group. But no one can dispute the fact that Ramsay-Sorge was an outstanding personality.