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The narrative uncovers the life and murder of Isaiah Oggins, a 1920s intellectual who became a Soviet spy and was killed on Stalin's orders in 1947. For decades, his case was concealed within secret intelligence files, only surfacing briefly in 1992 with a dossier from Boris Yeltsin. After extensive investigation, Andrew Meier presents a comprehensive account of Oggins' espionage activities and the political ramifications of his assassination, shedding light on a significant yet overlooked chapter of Cold War history.
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Lost Spy, Andrew Meier
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- 2009
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- Title
- Lost Spy
- Subtitle
- An American in Stalin's Secret Service
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Andrew Meier
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Publisher
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 416
- ISBN13
- 9780393335354
- Category
- True crime
- Description
- The narrative uncovers the life and murder of Isaiah Oggins, a 1920s intellectual who became a Soviet spy and was killed on Stalin's orders in 1947. For decades, his case was concealed within secret intelligence files, only surfacing briefly in 1992 with a dossier from Boris Yeltsin. After extensive investigation, Andrew Meier presents a comprehensive account of Oggins' espionage activities and the political ramifications of his assassination, shedding light on a significant yet overlooked chapter of Cold War history.