(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
That a Jewish opponent of the Soviet regime has attempted to assassinate Bucharin and Stalin, the Communist leaders, was disclosed today in an official communique issued by the Soviet government.
In the detailed statement which alleges that England and foreign groups have instigated and encouraged terroristic acts in Russia and against Soviet officials the government relates among other things that on March 12, 1927. a Jew. Gurevitch attempted to kill Bucharin and Stalin when they were delivering addresses in the Grand Theatre in Moscow. This fact has never been made public before.
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