Cold War 'superspy' George Blake, who escaped from a UK jail and became a Russian hero, dies at 98
George Blake, a British intelligence official who betrayed closely guarded secrets to the Soviets and was among the most damaging traitors of the Cold War, then made a daring escape from a London prison in 1966 and lived out his days as a national hero in Moscow, has died at 98. Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, known as SVR, announced his death yesterday but provided no further details. Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Blake as a "brilliant professional" and a man of "remarkable courage". News accounts from the 1960s described Blake as a "Super Spy" and perhaps one secret to his...
Source: independent.ie
