Stalin''s Singing Spy - The Life and Exile of Nadezhda Plevitskaya

Informationen zum Autor Pamela A. Jordan is assistant professor of politics and global affairs at Southern New Hampshire University. Her publications include Defending Rights in Russia: Lawyers, the State, and Legal Reform in the Post-Soviet Era. Klappentext Stalin's Singing Spy follows the life of NadezhdaPlevitskaya, who achieved fame as one of Nicholas II's favorite singers and infamy as one of Stalin's agents. The first Western biography of this key figure and the first to reconstruct her sensationalized trial for kidnapping a White Army general, this book provides a fascinating window into Soviet-era espionage in interwar Europe. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsAbbreviations Introduction1: Dezhka's Journey2: Years of Fame and Fortune3: Revolution and War4: Early Years in Exile5: 19306: Double Life7: The Kidnapping of General Miller8: Skoblin's Exit9: Caged Nightingale10: The Investigation11: "La Plevitzkaïa" on Trial12: The Verdict13: Appeal14: Death of a NightingaleEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Jordan, Pamela A. Jordan, Jordan Pamela A.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781442247734
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4773-4
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services, Biography: historical, political and military, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era