British Double Agent George Blake Honored At His Moscow Funeral As A Russian Hero
The Cold War-era turncoat became a believer in communism after he was captured in North Korea and went on to spy for the Soviet Union. He died Saturday in Moscow at the age of 98.
George Blake, the former British spy-turned-KGB double agent during the height of the Cold War, was buried Wednesday in Moscow, honored as a Russian national hero. The KGB mole escaped a U.K. prison in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union.
Blake died Saturday in Moscow at the age of 98.
The Soviet Union bestowed many decorations on Blake, awarded him a pension and provided him with an apartment. He him a role model.
