1. The death of Andrei Zhdanov
- Author
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Boterbloem, C. N.
- Subjects
Soviet Union -- Political aspects ,Communists -- Behavior ,Politics ,Regional focus/area studies - Abstract
This article explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death in 1948 of Central Committee Secretary and Politburo member Andrei Zhdanov, who had been posed to succeed Josef Stalin after the Second World War. The author suggests that Zhdanov's death was probably natural, but still provided an opportunity for his rivals in the Politburo to settle political scores with his allies, and remembrances of Zhdanov disappeared with the fall of these allies.
- Published
- 2002