Title
Grigory Zinoviev
Caption
Grigory Zinoviev (1883-1936), prominent member of the Russian Communist Party. Charged with forming a terrorist group to eliminate Stalin, he was found guilty and executed. Zinoviev Letter: In October 1924 British Intelligence (MI5) interrupted a letter, supposedly from Zinoviev, inciting British Communists to commit acts of sedition to further Revolution. In 1999 the British Foreign Office concluded it was a forgery aimed at embarrassing Labour (Socialist) Ramsay Macdonald's government.
Date
20th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP09A00_200
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,1Mb (1,3Mb) / 9,0in x 10,8in / 2712 x 3233 (300dpi)