Stalin's Last Crime: The Plot Against the Jewish Doctors, 1948-1953 by Jonathan

Description: Stalin's Last Crime by Jonathan Brent, Vladimir Naumov A new investigation, based on previously unseen KGB documents, reveals the startling truth behind Stalin's last great conspiracy.On January 13, 1953, a stunned world learned that a vast conspiracy had been unmasked among Jewish doctors in the USSR to murder Kremlin leaders. Mass arrests quickly followed. The Doctors' Plot, as this alleged scheme came to be called, was Stalin's last crime.In the fifty years since Stalin's death many myths have grown up about the Doctors' Plot. Did Stalin himself invent the conspiracy against the Jewish doctors or was it engineered by subordinates who wished to eliminate Kremlin rivals? Did Stalin intend a purge of all Jews from Moscow, Leningrad, and other major cities, which might lead to a Soviet Holocaust? How was this plot related to the cold war then dividing Europe, and the hot war in Korea? Finally, was the Doctors' Plot connected with Stalin's fortuitous death?Brent and Naumov have explored an astounding arra of previously unknown, top-secret documents from the KGB, the presidential archives, and other state and party archives in order to probe the mechanism of on of Stalin's greatest intrigues — and to tell for the first time the incredible full story of the Doctors' Plot. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A new investigation, based on previously unseen KGB documents, reveals the startling truth behind Stalins last great conspiracy.On January 13, 1953, a stunned world learned that a vast conspiracy had been unmasked among Jewish doctors in the USSR to murder Kremlin leaders. Mass arrests quickly followed. The Doctors Plot, as this alleged scheme came to be called, was Stalins last crime.In the fifty years since Stalins death many myths have grown up about the Doctors Plot. Did Stalin himself invent the conspiracy against the Jewish doctors or was it engineered by subordinates who wished to eliminate Kremlin rivals? Did Stalin intend a purge of all Jews from Moscow, Leningrad, and other major cities, which might lead to a Soviet Holocaust? How was this plot related to the cold war then dividing Europe, and the hot war in Korea? Finally, was the Doctors Plot connected with Stalins fortuitous death?Brent and Naumov have explored an astounding arra of previously unknown, top-secret documents from the KGB, the presidential archives, and other state and party archives in order to probe the mechanism of on of Stalins greatest intrigues -- and to tell for the first time the incredible full story of the Doctors Plot. Author Biography Vladimir P. Naumov, a professor of history, has been executive secretary of the Presidential Commission for the Rehabilitation of Repressed Persons in Moscow since its inception under former president Mikhail Gorbachev.Jonathan Brent, editorial director of Yale University Press and founder of its distinguished Annals of Communism series, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is writing a biography of the Soviet Jewish writer Isaac Babel. Description for Teachers/Educators On January 13, 1953, the world learned that a vast conspiracy among Jewish doctors to murder Kremlin leaders had been unmasked. Pravda reported that several of the doctors had already confessed to the crime. Mass arrests quickly followed. Less than two months later, Stalin died, taking the secret of the "Doctors Plot," as it came to be called, with him. But what was the truth behind this bizarre incident? Was it Stalins creation, or that of his Kremlin subordinates? How was it related to contemporary world events, including the Cold War? And did the "plot" have any actual connection with Stalins death? In Stalins Last Crime, Jonathan Brent and Vladimir P. Naumov draw on an astounding array of recently declassified documents, exposing for the first time the incredible story of the Doctors Plot. Jonathan Brent, Editorial Director of Yale University Press and founder of its distinguished Annals of Communism series, holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He lives in Connecticut. Vladimir Pavlovich Naumov, professor of history, has been Executive Secretary of the Presidential Commission for the Rehabilitation of Repressed Persons since its inception under Gorbachev. He is the author of numerous articles and books on Soviet history, and is co-editor of Stalins Secret Pogrom. He lives in Russia. "It is the best book ever written on the Doctors Plot and one of the best analyses of the Stalinist soul." -- Financial Times Details ISBN0060933100 Author Vladimir Naumov Short Title STALINS LAST CRIME Pages 416 Language English ISBN-10 0060933100 ISBN-13 9780060933104 Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle The Plot Against the Jewish Doctors, 1948-1953 DOI 10.1604/9780060933104 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2004-02-17 NZ Release Date 2004-02-17 UK Release Date 2004-02-17 DEWEY 947.0842 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Imprint US Harper Perennial Publisher US HarperCollins Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-01-29 US Release Date 2016-01-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6550597;

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