Isaac Babel, (Исаак Эммануилович Бабель) one of the greatest Soviet short story writers, was executed by the NKVD (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs) in 1940. His works were purged. He was rehabilitated December 23, 1954 in the midst of "de-Stalinization" and publicly exonerated of the charges against him.
Isaac Babel, writer, executed by NKVD in 1940
Isaac Babel, writer, executed by NKVD in 1940
Isaac Babel, writer, executed by NKVD in 1940
Isaac Babel, (Исаак Эммануилович Бабель) one of the greatest Soviet short story writers, was executed by the NKVD (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs) in 1940. His works were purged. He was rehabilitated December 23, 1954 in the midst of "de-Stalinization" and publicly exonerated of the charges against him.