Kremlin doctors' case
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The Kremlin doctors' case, also known as the Doctors' Plot, was a fabricated late-Stalin-era Soviet conspiracy alleging that predominantly Jewish doctors were plotting to assassinate Soviet leaders, used to justify a wave of antisemitic repression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antisemitic campaign
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fabricated criminal case ⓘ political conspiracy theory ⓘ show trial preparation ⓘ |
| accusation |
espionage
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medical sabotage ⓘ poisoning of patients ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| aftermath |
official denunciation of the case as unfounded
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partial liberalization under Khrushchev ⓘ |
| allegedPlot | assassination of Soviet leaders ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Doctors' Plot
NERFINISHED
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Kremlin doctors' plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chargesWithdrawnBy | Soviet leadership after Stalin's death ⓘ |
| chargesWithdrawnOn | 1953-04-04 ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endTime | 1953 ⓘ |
| fabricatedBy | Soviet security services NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of politically motivated show-case prosecutions
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symbol of late-Stalinist antisemitism ⓘ |
| ideologicalMotivation | state antisemitism ⓘ |
| legalCharacterization | false accusations ⓘ |
| legalStatus | voided by Soviet authorities ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | Pravda articles ⓘ |
| notableAccused | Kremlin medical staff ⓘ |
| plannedOutcome |
large public show trial
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possible mass deportation of Soviet Jews ⓘ |
| politicalContext | late Stalin era ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Leningrad Affair
NERFINISHED
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campaign against rootless cosmopolitans ⓘ |
| propagandaTheme | "rootless cosmopolitans" ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | fabrication by Soviet authorities in 1953 ⓘ |
| rehabilitation | accused doctors posthumously cleared ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cold War propaganda
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Soviet antisemitism ⓘ Stalinist purges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| targetedGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| targetedProfession | doctors ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Stalinism ⓘ |
| typeOfRepression | politically motivated persecution ⓘ |
| underLeader | Joseph Stalin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intimidation of Soviet intelligentsia
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justification of antisemitic repression ⓘ purge of medical professionals ⓘ |
| victims |
Soviet Jewish community
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arrested doctors ⓘ families of accused ⓘ |
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