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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Doctors' plot''' was a suspected conspiracy in the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] during the 1950s to assassinate leading government and [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|party]] officials.<ref name=":02233232">{{Citation|author=Ludo Martens|year=1996|title=Another View of Stalin|chapter=From Stalin to Khrushchev|isbn=9782872620814|publisher=Editions EPO|pdf=https://gateway.ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceab64vxtxpqt2cdl4zsrsftmedqidn4foq74gr25qkd35z5nwogdi?filename=Ludo%20Martens%20-%20Another%20View%20of%20Stalin-Editions%20EPO%20%281996%29.pdf|page=260–262}}</ref><br />
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== Death of Zhdanov ==<br />
[[Lydia Timashuk]] blamed doctors for improperly treating [[Andrei Zhdanov|Zhdanov]] in 1948 both before and after he died. However, according to [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]'s daughter [[Svetlana Alliluyeva|Svetlana]], Stalin believed the doctors were innocent. [[Mikhail Ryumin]] led the investigation and arrested nine doctors accused of being connected [[United States Intelligence Community|U.S. intelligence agencies]].<ref name=":02233232" /><br />
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== Death of Stalin ==<br />
Guards found Stalin unconscious in his room on the night of 1 March 1953 but did not call a doctor. He did not receive first aid for twelve hours after his collapse and died on 5 March. After his death, [[Lavrentiy Beria|Beria]] arrested Ryumin and [[Semyon Ignatyev|Ignatyev]] and released the doctors accused of killing Zhdanov on 3 April.<ref name=":02233232" /><br />
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== References ==<br />
[[Category:Debunking myths]]<br />
[[Category:History of the Soviet Union]]</div>Ledlecreeper27