Word: simanova
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Dates: during 1924-1924
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...drug peddler" in a Bolshevik prison for two months and undoubtedly underwent harrowing experiences. Said he: "I was arrested in Moscow on a charge of being a spy, although I have no idea where the rumor originated. . . I was brought before the most remarkable woman in Russia, Simanova, known as 'The Merciless,' and the real chief of the Foreign Department. She is less than 30 years of age, beautiful, and a blonde with blue eyes. After questioning me she demanded that I confess that I was a spy. I refused and she turned to one of her assistants...
Cleopatra, as all the world knows, got Antony into a lot of trouble. Anna seems to be doing her worst for Léon. Next, the fascinating Simanova may well be expected to blight the happiness of Commissar Tchicherin of the Soviet Foreign office...
...Eaton has had many intimate talks with the political leaders in Russia and in the Baltic states and has in this way reached very sane conclusions as to the character of the Bolsheviks. One of the most dramatic incidents was his appearance before "Simanova, the Merciless", the most dreaded woman in all Russia and chief of the foreign division of the Cheka, the secret society whose acts of terrorism have horrified the world. "You must always lie in the Cheka", said Mr. Eaton, "for if you tell the truth they will take...
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