The Resource The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy
The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy
Resource Information
The item The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Memorial Hall Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "In the fall of 1961, a KGB agent defected to West Germany. The slim 30-year-old man in police custody had papers in the name of an East German, Josef Lehmann, but claimed that his real name was Bogdan Stashinsky, and he was a citizen of the Soviet Union. On the orders of his KGB bosses, he had traveled on numerous occasions to Munich, where he singlehandedly tracked down and killed two enemies of the communist regime. He used a new, specially designed secret weapon--a spray pistol delivering liquid poison that, if fired into the victim's face, killed him without leaving any trace. Wracked by a guilty conscience, Stashinsky escaped with his wife under the tragic cover of their infant son's funeral, and crossed into West Berlin just hours before the Berlin Wall was erected. In 1962, after spilling his secrets to the CIA, Stashinky was put on trial in what would be the most publicized assassination case in Cold War history. Stashinsky's testimony, implicating the Kremlin rulers in political assassinations carried out abroad, shook the world of international politics. The publicity stirred up by the Stashinsky case forced the KGB to change its modus operandi abroad and helped end the career of one of the most ambitious and dangerous Soviet leaders, the former head of the KGB and Leonid Brezhnev's rival, Aleksandr Shelepin. In West Germany, the Stashinsky trial changed the way in which Nazi criminals were prosecuted. Using the Stashinsky case as a precedent, many defendants in such cases claimed, as had the Soviet spy, that they were simply accessories to murder, while their superiors, who ordered the killings, were the main perpetrators."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 10 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.)
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Duration: 12:00:00
- "5 minute tracks."
- Isbn
- 9781515910237
- Label
- The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story
- Title
- The man with the poison gun
- Title remainder
- a Cold War spy story
- Statement of responsibility
- Serhii Plokhy
- Subject
-
- Audiobooks
- Bandera, Stepan, 1909-1959
- Bandera, Stepan, 1909-1959 -- Assassination
- Biographies
- Biography
- Espionage, Soviet
- Espionage, Soviet -- Germany -- History
- Germany
- Germany (West)
- History
- Poisoning
- Poisoning -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Political crimes and offenses
- Political crimes and offenses -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Political refugees
- Political refugees -- Germany (West) -- Biography
- Politics and government
- 1900-1999
- Rebet, Lev, 1912-1957 -- Assassination
- Soviet Union
- Spies
- Spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography
- Stashynsʹkyĭ, Bohdan, 1931-
- Stashynsʹkyĭ, Bohdan, 1931-
- Ukraine
- Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1945-1991
- Ukrainians
- Ukrainians -- Germany -- Biography
- Rebet, Lev, 1912-1957
- Assassination
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In the fall of 1961, a KGB agent defected to West Germany. The slim 30-year-old man in police custody had papers in the name of an East German, Josef Lehmann, but claimed that his real name was Bogdan Stashinsky, and he was a citizen of the Soviet Union. On the orders of his KGB bosses, he had traveled on numerous occasions to Munich, where he singlehandedly tracked down and killed two enemies of the communist regime. He used a new, specially designed secret weapon--a spray pistol delivering liquid poison that, if fired into the victim's face, killed him without leaving any trace. Wracked by a guilty conscience, Stashinsky escaped with his wife under the tragic cover of their infant son's funeral, and crossed into West Berlin just hours before the Berlin Wall was erected. In 1962, after spilling his secrets to the CIA, Stashinky was put on trial in what would be the most publicized assassination case in Cold War history. Stashinsky's testimony, implicating the Kremlin rulers in political assassinations carried out abroad, shook the world of international politics. The publicity stirred up by the Stashinsky case forced the KGB to change its modus operandi abroad and helped end the career of one of the most ambitious and dangerous Soviet leaders, the former head of the KGB and Leonid Brezhnev's rival, Aleksandr Shelepin. In West Germany, the Stashinsky trial changed the way in which Nazi criminals were prosecuted. Using the Stashinsky case as a precedent, many defendants in such cases claimed, as had the Soviet spy, that they were simply accessories to murder, while their superiors, who ordered the killings, were the main perpetrators."--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- APL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1957-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Plokhy, Serhii
- Dewey number
-
- 327.1247043092
- B
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- LC call number
- DK266.3
- LC item number
- .P463 2016
- Literary text for sound recordings
- history
- Music parts
- not applicable
- PerformerNote
- Read by Clive Chafer
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Chafer, Clive
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Stashynsʹkyĭ, Bohdan
- Bandera, Stepan
- Rebet, Lev
- Spies
- Espionage, Soviet
- Political refugees
- Ukrainians
- Poisoning
- Political crimes and offenses
- Ukraine
- Bandera, Stepan
- Rebet, Lev
- Stashynsʹkyĭ, Bohdan
- Assassination
- Espionage, Soviet
- Poisoning
- Political crimes and offenses
- Political refugees
- Politics and government
- Spies
- Ukrainians
- Germany
- Germany (West)
- Soviet Union
- Ukraine
- Transposition and arrangement
- not applicable
- Label
- The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Duration: 12:00:00
- "5 minute tracks."
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1726832
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 10 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781515910237
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1726832
- (OCoLC)969995085
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy
- Note
-
- Title from container
- Duration: 12:00:00
- "5 minute tracks."
- Capture and storage technique
- unknown
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1726832
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 10 audio discs (approximately 12 hr.)
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Isbn
- 9781515910237
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- s
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1726832
- (OCoLC)969995085
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Subject
- Audiobooks
- Bandera, Stepan, 1909-1959
- Bandera, Stepan, 1909-1959 -- Assassination
- Biographies
- Biography
- Espionage, Soviet
- Espionage, Soviet -- Germany -- History
- Germany
- Germany (West)
- History
- Poisoning
- Poisoning -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Political crimes and offenses
- Political crimes and offenses -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- Political refugees
- Political refugees -- Germany (West) -- Biography
- Politics and government
- 1900-1999
- Rebet, Lev, 1912-1957 -- Assassination
- Soviet Union
- Spies
- Spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography
- Stashynsʹkyĭ, Bohdan, 1931-
- Stashynsʹkyĭ, Bohdan, 1931-
- Ukraine
- Ukraine -- Politics and government -- 1945-1991
- Ukrainians
- Ukrainians -- Germany -- Biography
- Rebet, Lev, 1912-1957
- Assassination
Genre
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-man-with-the-poison-gun--a-Cold-War-spy/Z3qkrCY__2s/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-man-with-the-poison-gun--a-Cold-War-spy/Z3qkrCY__2s/">The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-man-with-the-poison-gun--a-Cold-War-spy/Z3qkrCY__2s/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.mhl.org/portal/The-man-with-the-poison-gun--a-Cold-War-spy/Z3qkrCY__2s/">The man with the poison gun : a Cold War spy story, Serhii Plokhy</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.mhl.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.mhl.org/">Memorial Hall Library</a></span></span></span></span></div>