The monument is located in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, near the village of Sabunchu, where Sorge was born.

[2][3] The monument was unveiled in May 1981 on the eve of the Victory Day, in one of the alleys of the city (currently in the park named after Richard Sorge).

[4] The sculptor Vladimir Tsigal said: For many years I have dreamed of creating a monument to the legendary Soviet intelligence officer, the commander of a group operating deep behind enemy lines, R. Sorge.

[5]The monument to Richard Sorge is made in the form of an oblong, curved bronze plaque, reminiscent of a radar installation, in the centre of which there is a relief image of the middle part of Sorge's face with the cut right through the stone eyes which depicts his piercing gaze – focused and studying shrilling the person.

In this generalized, conventional image, the sculptor tried to create a symbol of the Soviet intelligence officer.