Late-life strange events of Stalin

Author: [US] Brent [Russia] Nomov
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: This book has made an invaluable contribution to the strange disaster literature of the 20th century, showing how the vast Soviet institutions attempted to design a blueprint for the future of humanity. – The Chicago Tribune
I read it almost as a thriller and was deeply moved by it. It is indeed a highly engaging historical investigation book. – Zbigniew Brzezinski (Former National Security Advisor to US President)
Brent and Nomov have made tremendous efforts to reveal the truth of history with penetrating words. They have for the first time outlined the complex maze of the so-called "Doctor Conspiracy" incident. – New York Times Book Review
In this cautious exploration of conspiracy, the historians Brent and Nomov lead us into the labyrinth of Stalin's political system. – The Sunday Independent (London)
An outstanding work. The secret archival materials revealed by Brent and Nomov are shocking. – Robert Vannier
Non-professional readers will find a wonderful blend of detective stories and Kremlin life in this book. – David Moore
Jonathan Brent has demonstrated how skillfully he can handle such subjects by uncovering the captivating and horrifying truth behind the notorious doctor case. – Harvey Shaller (Professor at Emory University)
This book is based on precise research using newly acquired Soviet secret archival materials and effective data, reading like a detective novel. Scattered throughout the book are multi-faceted events, presenting a comprehensive, coherent, and sharp insight that allows us to enter the extremely complex and subtle network of relationships concerning ideals and actions, tolerance and repression, loyalty and betrayal, war and peace. – Nechama Tec (Member of the President's Advisory Commission on the Holocaust)
On January 13, 1953, a shocking news spread around the world – the former Soviet leader Yezhov had been allegedly murdered by Jewish doctors working in the Kremlin hospital! This case, known as the "Doctor Conspiracy," involved many famous Soviet doctors, and several of them admitted to participating in this terrible conspiracy. Soon, large-scale arrests swept across the country. Did Stalin himself design this conspiracy against the Jewish doctors? Or was it a plot concocted by his subordinates who wanted to eliminate their rivals in the Kremlin? Was Stalin's action merely driven by paranoia? Or was it rooted in his deep anti-Semitic sentiments? What was the connection between this conspiracy and the "Cold War" in Europe and the "Hot War" in Korea at that time? And in the end, was the "Doctor Conspiracy" related to Stalin's death? To unravel the mysteries of Stalin's later years and reveal the truth of history to readers in a credible and complete manner, the two authors consulted a large number of previously unknown, shocking secret files from the KGB and presidential golf archives. As the "Doctor Conspiracy" came to light, the authors also presented an astonishing viewpoint: on March 5, 1953, Stalin did not die of a stroke as officially claimed; he was very likely poisoned with warfarin! The authors also proposed another possibility: that the United States, to prevent Stalin from starting World War III, might have found the most effective means to assassinate him.