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Peter Vladimirov

Soviet diplomat and journalist (1905–1953)

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Feb 2, 2026

What scholarly works have cross-checked Vladimirov’s diary entries against Comintern or TASS dispatches in Russian archives, and what were their findings?

The available reporting shows that the published were edited and at least partly based on archival material (radio dispatches) and that some reviewers and scholars have questioned their authenticity a...

Feb 2, 2026

What archival evidence exists in Russian or Chinese sources to corroborate or contradict passages in The Vladimirov Diaries?

The are a published set of wartime notebooks by diplomat recounting , 1942–45; they were edited and released by in 1973 and later translated into multiple languages, including . Available reporting an...

Feb 2, 2026

The Vladimirov's diaries are widely questioned and not recognized as having historical value.

were published in 1973 by the son of Soviet diplomat , purporting to record his time in from 1942–45, and from the start their were questioned by journalists, scholars, and intelligence reviewers . Wh...