He was caught spilling secrets to the Soviets in 1961 and imprisoned. Five years later, he escaped and fled to Moscow, where he was hailed as a hero.
Author: ROBERT D. McFADDEN
Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81
He chronicled Stalin’s tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev.
Jean Kennedy Smith Dies at 92; Helped Forge Peace in Northern Ireland
The last surviving sibling in a family that wrote itself into U.S. history, she was the first Kennedy woman of her generation to take on a serious political role.
Edén Pastora, ‘Commander Zero’ in Nicaragua, Dies at 83
A hero of the 1979 Sandinista revolution, he later turned on his comrades in arms, mounting an international campaign of political pressure and later guerrilla attacks inside the country.
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Dies at 100; U.N. Chief Brokered Peace Pacts
A cultured diplomat from Peru, Mr. Pérez de Cuéllar was a reluctant compromise choice for secretary general but proved remarkably successful in the war-torn 1980s and ‘90s.
Jean Daniel, Leading French Journalist and Humanist, Dies at 99
In France, where news and opinion are blurred, Mr. Daniel, a self-described non-Communist leftist, used journalism as a means of advocacy.
Daniel arap Moi, Autocratic and Durable Kenyan Leader, Dies at 95
He oversaw an island of political stability in Africa for decades. But it was a democracy in name only, as the economy stagnated and corruption flourished.
Sidney Rittenberg, Idealistic American Aide to Mao Who Evolved to Counsel Capitalists, Dies at 98
Once a dedicated Communist, Mr. Rittenberg became disillusioned after 16 years in prison in China and returned to the United States to forge a lucrative career helping companies do business in China.
David Binder, 88, Dies; Chronicled the Cold War and Its Aftermath
Mr. Binder’s thousands of reports for The Times included coverage of the Berlin Wall’s construction in 1961 and its destruction in 1989.
Frank Lucas Dies at 88; Drug Kingpin Depicted in ‘American Gangster’
His rise from poverty to riches through a drug-smuggling enterprise was a larger-than-life tale of ambition, organization and ruthless brutality.