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1 online resource (xi, 367 pages) |
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| Summary |
"Stalin's Singing Spy follows the life of Nadezhda Plevitskaya, who achieved fame as one of Nicholas II's favorite singers and infamy as one of Stalin's agents. The first Western biography and the first to reconstruct her sensationalized trial for kidnapping a White Army general, this book provides a fascinating window into Soviet-era espionage"--Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-352) and index. |
| Contents |
Dezhka's journey -- Years of fame and fortune -- Revolution and war -- Early years in exile -- 1930 -- Double life -- The kidnapping of General Miller -- Skoblin's exit -- Caged nightingale -- The investigation -- "La Plevitzkaia" on trial -- The verdict -- Appeal -- Death of a nightingale -- Epilogue. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plevit͡skai͡a, Nadezhda Vasilʹevna, 1884-1940.
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Plevit͡skai͡a, Nadezhda Vasilʹevna, 1884-1940. |
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Plevit͡skai͡a, Nadezhda Vasilʹevna, 1884-1940 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Trials, litigation, etc.
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Miller, Evgeniĭ Karlovich, 1867-1939 -- Kidnapping.
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Miller, Evgeniĭ Karlovich, 1867-1939. |
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Kidnapping. |
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Women spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Women spies. |
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Soviet Union. |
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Biographies.
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Spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Spies. |
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Trials (Kidnapping) -- France -- Paris -- History -- 20th century.
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France -- Paris. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Women singers -- Russia -- Biography.
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Women singers. |
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1917-1936 -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1917-1936 |
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Russia -- History -- Nicholas II, 1894-1917 -- Biography.
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Trials (Kidnapping) |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political. |
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History. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. |
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Russia. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. |
| Chronological Term |
1894-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Trial and arbitral proceedings.
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Trial and arbitral proceedings.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stalin's singing spy Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] 9781442247734 (cloth : alkaline paper) (DLC) 2015031863 |
| ISBN |
9781442247741 ebook |
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1442247746 |
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9781442247734 cloth : alkaline paper |
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1442247738 |
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