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Letter from Z. Szántó to Dimitrov about the arrest of his relatives and the expulsions of his brother, Béla Szántó, from the VKP

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By Szántó, Zoltán (Sallai, János Elek)

Enemies Within the Gates?: The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939

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Letter from Z. Szántó to Dimitrov about the arrest of his relatives and the expulsion of his brother, Béla Szántó, from the VKP, 24 January 1938. RGASPI, f. 495, op. 73, d. 57, l. 28. Original in German. Typewritten with handwritten notations and signatures.

The materials read by: com. Manuilsky Manuilsky com. Moskvin Moskvin com. Gottwald Gottwald Top secret. 24 January 1938 Dear comrade Dimitrov,

Upon my arrival in Moscow, I learned that: 1.) My brother Béla Szántó

On 25 December 1937, Béla Szántó was expelled from the VKP. One of the reasons for his expulsion was his pamphlet “The Class Struggle and the Dictatorship of the Proletariat in Hungary,” written in 1919 and published in 1920 by the Comintern with a foreword written by Karl Radek. On 4 February 1938 he was readmitted to the party. On 24 February 1938 he was arrested. In spring 1940 he was released and rehabilitated. In 1945 he left the USSR for Hungary.

was expelled from the VKP(b); 2.) The husband of my sister Elza, György Szamuely, was arrested by organs of the Commissariat for Internal Affairs along with the anti-party group of Béla Kun; 3.) Stefan Natonek, the husband of my sister Rosa, with whom my daughter lives, was arrested by organs of the Commissariat for Internal Affairs.

By informing you about these facts, I ask you to explore whether these circumstances will impede my work in the Communist Party of Hungary.

24 January 1938.

With Communist greetings, Zoltán Szántó Z. Szántó. Show to cc. Manuilsky, Moskvin and Gottwald. G. D [imitrov]. 25 January 1938.

This letter from Z. Szántó was received by Dimitrov's Secretariat on 24 January 1938, on the same day it was written. Dimitrov read the letter the next day. The document is stored in the files of the Secretariat.

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Document TitleLetter from Z. Szántó to Dimitrov about the arrest of his relatives and the expulsions of his brother, Béla Szántó, from the VKP

AuthorSzántó, Zoltán (Sallai, János Elek)

RecipientDimitrov, Georgi Dimitrovich

RepositoryRGASPI

ID #f.495, op.73, d.57, l.28

DescriptionN/A

Date1938 Jan 24

AOC VolumeEnemies Within the Gates?: The Comintern and the Stalinist Repression, 1934-1939

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