RUSSIA: Sudden Deaths

Killings and trials for the past week in Bolshevikland:

¶ One Julius Lutovinov, member of the Federal Executive Council of Soviets, became subject to nervous depression, shot himself.

¶ Princess Obelensky, beautiful daughter of former Prince Obelensky, Governor General of Petrograd, was tried for brigandage. She will probably be executed.

¶ It leaked out that on May Day a Soviet train was wrecked; many were killed. A White plot was charged.

¶ MM. Tshrdynzev and Kalinin, directors of the State Textile Trust, were condemned to death. Their crime was betraying State capitalism.

¶ Soviet...

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