Doctors' plot
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| - | '''Rootless cosmopolitan''' (безродный космополит, ''bezrodnyi kosmopolit'') was a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] pejorative [[euphemism]] widely used during [[Antisemitism in the Soviet Union|Soviet anti-Semitic campaign]] of 1948–1953, which culminated in the "exposure" of the non-existent [[Doctors' plot]]. The term "rootless cosmopolitan" referred mostly to [[Jews|Jewish]] intellectuals, as an accusation in their lack of [[patriotism]], i.e., lack of full allegiance to the Soviet Union. The campaign against "rootless cosmopolitans" began in 1946, when [[Joseph Stalin]] in his speech in Moscow attacked writers who were ethnic Jews. Historically, the expression was first coined in 19th century by Russian literary critic [[Vissarion Belinsky]] to describe writers who lacked Russian national character. | + | The '''Doctors' plot''' ({{lang-ru|дело врачей}}, "doctors' case", also known as the case of '''doctors-saboteurs''' or '''doctors-killers''') was an [[antisemitism in the Soviet Union|antisemitic campaign]] organized by [[Joseph Stalin]]. In 1952–1953, a group of predominantly [[Jew]]ish doctors from Moscow were accused of conspiring to assassinate Soviet leaders. This was later accompanied by publications of anti-Semitic character in the media, which talked about the threats of [[Zionism]] and condemned people with Jewish names. Many doctors, officials and others, both Jews and non-Jews, were promptly dismissed from their jobs and arrested. A few weeks after the [[Joseph Stalin#Death and legacy|death of Stalin]], the new Soviet leadership stated a lack of evidence and the case was dropped. Soon after, the case was declared to have been fabricated. |
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| - | *[[Anti-Zionist Committee of the Soviet Public]] | + | * [[History of the Jews in Russia and Soviet Union]] |
| - | *[[Global citizenship]] | + | * [[Khrustalyov, My Car!]] |
| - | *[[Jewish Autonomous Oblast]] | + | * [[Night of the Murdered Poets]] |
| - | *[[Slánský trial]] | + | * [[Prague Trials]] |
| - | *[[Soviet anti-Zionism]] | + | * [[Stalin and antisemitism]] |
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The Doctors' plot (Template:Lang-ru, "doctors' case", also known as the case of doctors-saboteurs or doctors-killers) was an antisemitic campaign organized by Joseph Stalin. In 1952–1953, a group of predominantly Jewish doctors from Moscow were accused of conspiring to assassinate Soviet leaders. This was later accompanied by publications of anti-Semitic character in the media, which talked about the threats of Zionism and condemned people with Jewish names. Many doctors, officials and others, both Jews and non-Jews, were promptly dismissed from their jobs and arrested. A few weeks after the death of Stalin, the new Soviet leadership stated a lack of evidence and the case was dropped. Soon after, the case was declared to have been fabricated.
See also
- History of the Jews in Russia and Soviet Union
- Khrustalyov, My Car!
- Night of the Murdered Poets
- Prague Trials
- Stalin and antisemitism
