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The Zinoviev Letter conspiracy

Gill Bennett explores how a forged letter in 1924 shocked Britain and helped undermine the Labour Party

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Former Foreign Office historian Gill Bennett explores how a forged letter by a Soviet leader in 1924 shocked Britain and helped undermine the Labour Party.

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