[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents World War II Plus 70 Years: Seminar and Discussion Forum
First session: September 1, 2009. Last date to add: September 2, 2015.
Reading assignment: New York Times articles delivered daily to students on the 70th anniversary of original publication date. (Previously posted articles can be found by searching on keyword “realtime” Or view Homer’s posting history .)
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[Homer_J_Simpson]

Winston S. Churchill, The Grand Alliance

[Tank-FL]

On the first page there is a story about a Soviet General “killing himself” - yes sir, if you beleive that try this the word gullible is not in the dictionary.

[Fiji Hill]

The headline that grabbed my attention is the one that read, "Gen. Krivitsky Found Dead." Gen. Walter G. Krivitsky was a high official in the People's Committee for Internal Affairs (NKVD), the Soviet secret police and espionage apparatus. his memoirs, In Stalin's secret service; an exposé of Russia's secret policies by the former chief of the Soviet intelligence in western Europe (New York: Harper, 1939) had been a best seller--and are still in print in 2011. He was found dead in Room 532 of the Hotel Bellevue in Washington, DC after apparently shooting himself. However, he had warned previously that if he was found dead, his murder would likely be made to look like suicide. To this day, it is still unclear whether or not Krivitsky died by his own hand.

The Bellevue, located on E Street NW near the Capitol, has been renovated and is now called the George. For many years, guests would request to stay in Room 532, but I believe the building in which it was located was demolished and replaced.