The red baron

Myth of the "Red Baron" Kim briefly known under his real name Harold Adrian Russell PhilbyThe story of the arrest of 11 Russian spies from the U.S. Secret Service in foreign media evoke the memory of Harold Adrian Russell Philby, super-secret agent for the British, at the same time super-successful Russian spy, communist vitally convinced, who worked for the NKVD, the KGB, within the military apparatus, the diplomatic corps of secret service of Great Britain. In his file is missing "Order of Lenin" medal of honor higher in the former Soviet Union, in a multi-year activity of lotus highest British secret service, correspondence with his friend, writer Graham Green, and sites 5-year activity 1949-1953 as head of "Operation Albania" designed by London's secret intelligence of Washington.Myth of the "Red Baron" Kim briefly known under his real name Harold Adrian Russell Philby, back in the collective memory of the secret services whenever apasionisht world media fills its pages with stories of spies and agents of the filter. More than 20 years from the death of Harold Adrian Russell Philby, former number three of the British Secret Intelligence, SIS, and also the largest Soviet spy KGB, there is still a worthy successor.Although the Cold War has long ended, and her favorite game, "espionage", seems never sets. Spies, undercover agents threaten to change once without any state secrets.Under ideal of the latter flijohet name, existence, family, adventure stories carried in excess of the limit pabesueshmërisë. Such was the life of the "Red Baron" you to death with work signed an important part of the history of the Russian secret service. Diplomat and journalist with a story of incredible adventure of missions, Harold Adrian Russell Kim Philby or February, in honor of the novel the main character of Rudyard Kipling, recall briefly the Russian press, but with meaningful biographical notes as reminders of his neighbors walkway "Triochprudny", in the heart of old Moscow. Cation of this agent, king of the double game, opens with pages that refer filo-Soviet clandestine organization known as "The Fifth of Cambridge". This latest addition to Philby also included his friends of the University, Donald McLean, Gay Burgess, Anthony Blunt and John Cairncross, the man who announced Moscow that Americans were building the atomic bomb. "All five of Cambridge" operated in England with a direct connection with Soviet intelligence service. Their leader was exactly that Kim, "Red Baron", who created the greatest damage is irreparable UK Atlantic Alliance, serving the Soviets with information of a fairly high level, causing the Western bloc a significant loss agents and tools. With an attitude worthy of a typical high school student English strict with the children of the elite of his country, he studied at Trinity College Cambridge where in 1933 the Russian secret services recruited, although a year ago had begun to worked for the British secret service. Step manages to make career in the ranks of British intelligence, while still performing his journalistic activities and successful operation of Soviet espionage."Red Baron" and "Operation Albania"Anglo-American secret service in 1949, believed Kim Philby "Operation Albania", a total failure justified the ideal of his life, communism. Since 1948 we are at the height of the Cold War. East West looks closely, where Stalin lay in Czechoslovakia's game are maneuvers to maintain control over Berlin and Greece. At the same time, London and Washington is prepared to respond with their plan called "Operation Albania". And this was only an attack on this country project led by Enver Hoxha communist who was turning into a Soviet bulwark in the Adriatic coast. According to British intelligence, is precisely Albania, communist guerrilla base which destroyed Greece. London and Washington decided to attack the throwing field destabilization projects, spies, provocateurs of sabotage. For five years, 1949-1953, including the anti-Albanian and many elements, this operation was entrusted to Harold Adrian Russell Philby. It was a complete failure as there was not to be otherwise. Super-agent Philby was a man of Moscow Soviets practically the Albanian secret service was aware of every movement of the West. "Red Baron", a fabulous character, able to perform a dual role without even the slightest doubt, kept quiet his work.

   DetectionIn 1963, the events do not happen as it should, the English agent, Russian spy Harold Adrian Russell Philby makes his choice of binding. January 23 at the dinner, as was in Beirut as a correspondent of the "Observer", he expected the British Embassy invited.His smell of a spy or something else capable of pushing realize that a trap is in danger.Disappears. Emigrates to East London's secret service did not remain nothing but observe that Philby and other members of "The Fifth of Cambridge" had passed on the Soviets, by serving them with important information about atomic research (Donald McLean , British diplomat, was a member of the Atomic Energy Commission) on the wings of the Korean War, the Anglo-American relations, on NATO and Japan. Philby appear in Moscow, where anonymity is slowly emerging from its start a new life. Marry ex-wife of his old friend, Donald McLean. KGB lists ranks higher in the nomenclature of the Russian secret intelligence. He teaches English Soviet espionage plots of dekorohet the "Order of Lenin", one of the highest medals of honor in the former Soviet Union. In 1968, publishes his autobiographical book "My Silent War", which explained the personal ideological reasons for supporting the Soviet Union with an introduction signed by his friend, Graham Green. In Moscow, ritakohet with all members of his group "The Fifth Cambridge" all die in Moscow. Kim Philby died in 1988, at age 76-years old and with a part of the history of Russian espionage.At auction, art spy Kim PhilbyLondon, April 26, 1994. "At auction a century espionage", "auction house" Sotheby's "sells listener Philby", "Philby was a traitor", these were some of the headlines that the press Londoner who commented sixteen years ago news retirement auction of some facilities respective double agent Harold Adrian Russell Philby. Ruffina Philby, the then 61-year-old former fourth wife of Kim Philby, who lived in Moscow with his mother, almost in a total misery, comforted only by a minimum pension, decided to sell everything that belonged The most famous spy of the last century. Letters, documents, secret, hair, books, about 127 items were sold at auction by 'Sotheby's' on July 18, 1994. Among them, a packet with that letter writer Graham Green wrote to his friend Philby to the fact of being a spy for his idea of ​​writing a book on this topic. Also, among these objects also highlighted a gift to the KGB, with a value of £ 400 representing a globe surrounded by a satellite in flight. Mr. Patrick Relly British Intelligence at the time this news commented as follows: "I am almost without words and the stunned by the news that someone wants to buy or sell items that belong to a traitor." And actually, the war of espionage, there were few people who lost their lives due to his double game."Red Baron" in popular cultureLife, adventures and unbelievable missions almost Philby have inspired numerous literary works, music and film. He was a close friend of Graham Greenit, and inspired his novel "The human factor", of 1978, with many aspects of Philby's life stories. Life of Kim Philby Forsythin pushed Frederick to write the book "The Fourth Protocol" in 1984, where Philby imagine an author of a conspiracy of destabilizing for the UK and to create a government-Soviet philosophical belief in Marxism-Leninism. This book became a movie cinematic scenario come up with the same title, "The Fourth Protocol" in 1987.Cold War years is over, but its pilastri, espionage, it never sets. The perëndojnë not as ways of cooperation between secret services. Currently, he's American he is prepared to exchange Russian spies arrested halfway. 11 Russian spies arrested few days ago, is expected to return to Russia in exchange for American agents currently found in Soviet prisons. Once preferred venue for such an exchange that bridges "Glienicker", separating West Berlin from Potsdam and on which are exchanged famous characters as pilot Gary Powell, the former resident Natan Sharanskij.