In order to get recruited as a secret agent in the UK, Philby began working as a journalist, covering conflicts such as the Spanish Civil War.
Still, it was clear from the get-go that Moscow had its eyes set on the British Secret Service, best known simply as the MI6. No immediate results were expected or could have been expected.” In a lecture to members of the Stasi, the East German secret service, recovered by the BBC, Philby stated that his recruitment was “essentially a long range project. And though he would eventually become a master secret agent that would be known as “the spy that betrayed a generation," the start of his career wasn’t all that impressive. Whatever version of the story you choose to believe, what truly matters is what came after Philby’s recruitment. This, however, is the least important part of his tale. In this version of the story, Philby lied about his recruitment to protect colleagues that may have undergone the same process. It’s a believable story, but, according to the Times, many Western intelligence officials believed that Philby left for Austria already as a Soviet agent in order to carry out some probationary assignment.
Played by Morgane Ferru in the MGM+ miniseries, Kohlman divorced Philby four years after their wedding, in 1938. According to his obituary in the New York Times, Philby always maintained that his recruitment took place in 1934, during a trip to Vienna in which he worked with local activists and married his first wife, Austrian Communist Litzi Kohlman. Reputable sources, such as the Encyclopedia Britannica, state that he was recruited by the USSR in 1933, when he was in his last year of university. The exact date of Kim Philby’s first contact with the Soviets is still up to debate. RELATED: 'A Spy Among Friends' Trailer: Guy Pearce and Damian Lewis are the Ultimate Frenemies
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