The Archive · 1936

Soviet Science Academy Leaders Arrested

Warsaw, Nov. 28 Moscow is disturbed over the sen-national announcement that the Sovie secret police have discovered an ex tensive conspiracy in the Academy 0 Science and that many _prominen' members have been arrested "tendencies of a dangerous politico atin The editor of the semi-oficial "Tzvesti." Comrade Bucharin, wine is a member of the Academy, was alst arrested.

'AS coon as the action of the poller was announced the governing board of the Academy met and called upon accused to answer the charges Some of them, it is reported, con: fessed and begged to be _pardonec While others held to their convictions What steps will be taken ultimately is still uncertain but the Soviet pres: is unanimous in demanding a thorough reorganization of the Academy—Trans-Ocean Kuo atin.

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