Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981) · Hungary · On the map · Scientists · Died at 81
Alexander Radó was a Hungarian cartographer who later became a Soviet military intelligence-agent in World War II. Radó was born into a middle class Jewish family in Újpest. He attended school in Budapest, before being drafted into the Austro-Hungarian army in 1917, where he became a radicalised communist.
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A typical day, 30 days to 15 October 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 117 days, one point a day.
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The Dada artist John Heartfield created much of the art work for Radó's atlas
Radó's communications to the Soviet Union were received by his controller, Maria Josefovna Poliakova![Report to the GRU by Dora about a meeting of leading German OKW and industry representatives, including Göring (chair), Röchling, and Vögler in Jagdhaus Hubertusstock [de], March 1943.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%83_%D0%93%D0%A0%D0%A3_%D0%BE%D1%82_18.3.43%D0%B3..jpg/330px-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%88%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%83_%D0%93%D0%A0%D0%A3_%D0%BE%D1%82_18.3.43%D0%B3..jpg)
Report to the GRU by Dora about a meeting of leading German OKW and industry representatives, including Göring (chair), Röchling, and Vögler in Jagdhaus Hubertusstock [de], March 1943.
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He was involved in communist regime in Hungary until it fell in 1919 and needed to flee to Austria. In 1921, he attended the third congress of the Communist International ("Comintern") in Moscow.
