"SOME HOPE OF A MORE PEACEFUL WORLD"

KENNEDY-RUSK CONFER ON EVE OF TEST BAN TREATY SIGNING IN MOSCOW

Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On August 2, 1963, President John F. Kennedy "held a final conference with Secretary of State Dean Rusk*" as the Secretary prepared to leave for Moscow "to sign the limited nuclear test ban treaty."

President Kennedy said that he sees "some hope of moving towards a more peaceful world" but cautions that while this is "an important step" it is "only a first step."

Mr. Rusk will be accompanied by United Nations Ambassador Adlai E. Stevenson along with six United States senators, four Democrats and two Republicans.

*David Dean Rusk (1909-1994) was born in Cherokee County, Georgia & graduated Davidson College 1931.  DDR earned his MA at Oxford University & served as U.S. Secretary of State 1961-1969.

SOURCE

"Kennedy, Rusk Draft Strategy," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., August 2, 1963, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

David Dean Rusk

U.S. Secretary of State

1961-1969

Department of State

"CHARGED WITH ADVANCING THEIR OWN INTERESTS"

RUSSIAN FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR SPECULATION

Moscow, Russia (JFK+50) On May 6, 1926, three important finance ministry officials were executed by order of the state political police.

The three officials, Volin, Chepeliovsky and Rabinowitch, according to Associated Press, had been charged "with abusing the trust imposed in them by the government to advance their own interests through speculation in the chervonetz*."

Reportedly, the trio were in league with professional speculators of Moscow and Leningrad who were recently imprisoned.

*chervonetz is the traditional Russian name for large gold coins.

SOURCE

"Russians Execute Three Officials For Speculation," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., May 6, 1926, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

1976 Remint of 1923 Soviet Russian Golden Chervonet

10 Roubles

PD

"ALL BUT ONE WIFE DECIDED HE SHOULD BE PROSECUTED"

COMMUNIST FACES LOSING HIS  WIVES & MEMBERSHIP IN THE PARTY

Moscow, U.S.S.R. (JFK+50) On March 4, 1926, Associated Press reports that Ivan Shurigan "was hailed to court yesterday on a charge of bigamy."  Four of his five wives..."decided he should be prosecuted."

As he was preparing to take a sixth wife, wifey #3 "hit him on the head with an ax."

Shurigan faces not only the loss of ALL of his wives, but also his membership in the Communist Party and faces a "likely" prison term.

SOURCE

"Third Wife Uses Ax As Man Seeks Sixth, Others Go to Court," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., March 4, 1926, Chronicling America, www.loc.gov/

Communist Party Symbols

www.freesvg.org/

"HUNDREDS OF GOLD, SILVER & PLATINUM ARTICLES"

RUSSIAN ROYAL FAMILY'S HIDDEN TREASURE TROVE FOUND BY SOVIETS IN FORMER HOME OF PRINCE

Moscow (JFK+50) On June 28, 1925, Associated Press reports that yesterday Soviet government agents "discovered a secret treasure trove...hidden in the former home of Prince Felix Youssoupoff*, member of (the) Russian royal family."  

The treasure consists of "hundreds of gold, silver and platinum articles" valued at $3,000,000.  The valuables were concealed within a steel vault located behind a brick wall in the home.  

The valuables had been hidden by the Youssoupoff family prior to their escape from Russia after the start of the revolution.  

JFK+50 NOTE

$3 million U.S. (1925) would be equal to $43.8 million U.S. (2025).

*Felix Yusupov (1887-1967) was born in St. Petersburg, Russia & became best known for playing a part in the assassination of Rasputin & marrying Princess Irina Alexandrovna.

SOURCE

"Soviet Agents Find $3,000,000 Hidden In Home of Prince," The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C., June 28, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

Portrait of Felix Yusupov

by Valentin Serov (1903)

Russian Museum

"THE DISPLAY WAS DAZZLING"

MINISTERS & DIPLOMATS VIEW RUSSIAN CROWN JEWELS

Moscow (JFK+50) On May 26, 1925, foreign ministers and ambassadors stationed here in Moscow "saw the Russian crown jewels."

They were seen where they are stored at the state vault.  The showing of the jewels by the Bolsheviks* was done to prove that they had not "disappeared or been reduced in number."

Associated Press reports "the display was dazzling."  Estimated value of the crown jewels has been put at $50 million.

Included in the display are scepters, necklaces, bracelets and precious stones.

*Bolsheviks were a radical faction of the Social Democratic Labor Party led by Vladimir Lenin.  They became the Communist Party with the overthrow of the Czar & establishment of the Soviet Union (USSR).

SOURCE

"Bolsheviks Display Czar's Crown Gems Before Diplomats," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., May 26, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

Great Diamond Tiara

Jewels of the House of Romanovs

www.timelessmoon.getarchive.net/

"FUNDS WILL GO TO WORKER'S HOUSING CONSTRUCTION"

VISITORS TO MOSCOW OBLIGED TO PAY FOR PRIVILEGE

Moscow* (JFK+50) On September 17, 1924, the Associated Press reports "visitors to Moscow will be obliged to pay from $50 to $150 for the privilege."

The Soviet law is "designed to prevent further overcrowding of the Russian capital, which is exceeding all bounds."

Funds collected will go to the construction of housing for the city's workers.

*Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia located on the Moskva River in the center of the country.

 

 

View of Moscow

by mos.ru

Government of Moscow

Press Centre

"PARALYZED HIS RESPIRATORY SYSTEM"

LENIN DIES IN MOSCOW OF STROKE COMPLICATIONS

Moscow (JFK+50) On January 22, 1924, The Associated Press reports the death of Nicolai Lenin*, premier of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics.

Death came at 5:50 p.m. Monday, January 21st and was due to complications of the stroke he suffered in June 1922.  The stroke "paralyzed his respiratory system."

JFK+50 NOTE

Lenin led the Russian (Bolshevik) Revolution of 1917 which would mark the end of centuries of imperial rule by the czars.  The Bolsheviks later became the Communists of Soviet Russia.

Before Russia became the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics in 1922, it was known as the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) but was often called Bolshevik Russia before becoming independent, then the Russian Soviet Republic.

*Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, a.k.a. Nicolai Lenin (1870-1924) was born in Ulyanovsk, Russia & educated at St. Petersburg Imperial University.  He served as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SF SR 1917-1921.

SOURCES

"Nicolai Lenin dies Following Stroke At Moscow Villa," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., January 22, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

"Russian Revolution," November 9, 2009, www.history.com/

 

 

Lenin in front of Smolny

Painting by Isaak Brodsky