Zinoviev letter scandal
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The Zinoviev letter scandal was a 1924 political controversy in Britain involving a purported Soviet directive to British communists, which was widely seen as having undermined the Labour Party and influencing the general election outcome.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political scandal ⓘ |
| about |
British communism
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alleged Soviet interference in British politics ⓘ relations between Britain and the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| allegedAuthor | Grigory Zinoviev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred shortly before the 1924 general election ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
British newspapers
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Conservative Party campaign materials ⓘ |
| followedBy | Conservative election victory in 1924 ⓘ |
| genre | political controversy ⓘ |
| hasCause |
anti-communist sentiment in Britain
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fear of Bolshevik subversion ⓘ publication of the Zinoviev letter in the British press ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
cancellation of proposed Anglo-Soviet treaty
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damage to Ramsay MacDonald’s Labour government ⓘ deterioration of Anglo-Soviet relations ⓘ influencing the outcome of the 1924 general election ⓘ undermining the British Labour Party ⓘ |
| hasInvestigation |
British government inquiries into the letter’s authenticity
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intelligence services internal reviews ⓘ |
| hasPart | Zinoviev letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
controversial authenticity of the letter
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use as political propaganda ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | widely regarded by historians as based on a forged document ⓘ |
| involves |
British Labour Party
NERFINISHED
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Communist Party of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ Daily Mail NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreign Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ MI5 NERFINISHED ⓘ MI6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Zinoviev letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | front-page publication in the Daily Mail ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Cold War’s prehistory
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interwar British politics ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Communist International
NERFINISHED
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Grigory Zinoviev NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Scare in Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
example of intelligence and media influence on elections
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major episode in the history of British Labour Party ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1924 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
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