Solomon Levit (1894-1938)
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A loyal Soviet scientist was branded an 'American spy' and shot, simply for having studied in the US.
Who they are
Solomon Levit (1894-1938), a Soviet doctor, geneticist, and Communist Party member.
What they do
He was a respected researcher who led a major Soviet medical genetics institute.
How it works
He trained under leading scientists and studied in the US in 1930; he was denounced in 1936, arrested in 1938, declared an American spy, and executed.
Why it matters
His fate is a documented example of the Soviet state destroying its own accomplished, internationally-connected people, based on peer-reviewed historical record.
The engine's record — word for word
Soviet physician, geneticist, Communist Party member; trained under Koltsov/Serebrovsky and under H.J. Muller in the US (1930). Directed the Maxim Gorky Medical Genetics Institute. Denounced Nov 1936, arrested 1938, declared an American spy, executed. [TIER: PEER-REVIEW-HISTORY]
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