# Robert Soblen

> Robert Soblen was a prominent member, with his brother, of the OGPU (KGB) which monitored and betrayed Leon Trotsky in Paris especially. Refer to Gordievski & Christopher Andrew: History of the KGB in the 1930s p119. He moved to the United States in 1941 with his brother Jack Soble, and was arrested in 1960 as a Soviet spy. Convicted and sentenced to life in prison, he fled the United States while on bail and sought asylum first in Israel, then in Britain. He committed suicide by overdosing on barbiturates when his last appeal for asylum in Britain was denied.

*Soviet spy on the United States and Stalinist agent provocateur*

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## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1900-11-07
- **Died:** 1962-09-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Robert Soblen](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soblen)
- [Roman Well](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Well)
- [Robert Soblen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soblen)
- [Соблен, Роберт](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82)
- [רוברט סובלן](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%98_%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%9F)
- [Robert Soblen](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Soblen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269028)

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