Georgi
Rosenblum
was born in Russia on 24th March 1874. An intelligent man who could speak
seven languages, Rosenblum was recruited by MI6 and given the name
Sidney Reilly. Before the First World War
Reilly spied on Germany and was considered
to be Britain's most important secret agent.
With the outbreak of the First World War
Reilly was sent to Russia where he had the
responsibility of procuring arms for Britain's allies. After spending
a short time in London in 1917, Reilly
was smuggled into Germany and was given the task of discovering how
close the country was to defeat.
In 1918 MI6 sent to Russia to assassinate
Lenin. However, Dora Kaplan got to
him first and although Lenin survived the attempt, Reilly returned
to England. In their absence, both Reilly and Robert
Bruce Lockhart, Head of Special Mission, were found guilty of
espionage and sabotage and were sentenced to be shot if apprehended.
In
1924 Reilly and a British agent, Arthur Maundy
Gregory, were involved in forging the Zinoviev
letter and getting it published in the Daily
Mail. This event contributed to the defeat of the Labour
Party in the 1924 General Election.
The following year Reilly was sent to spy on the communist government
in Russia. This time Sidney Reilly was captured and it was reported
that he was executed in November 1925.
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