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Lyons, Eugene
Born: 1898 AD
Died: 1985 AD, at 87 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
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Died: 1985 AD, at 87 years of age.
Nationality: Unknown
Categories: None
US (Russian-born) biographer, journalist, and Russia expert
immigrated to US 1907 (naturalized citizen 1919)
TASS correspondent in New York 1924-1927
United Press correspondent in Moscow 1928-1934
initially proponent of Communism, but disillusioned upon observing Soviet regime
editor of magazine "American Mercury" 1939-1944
wrote memoir "Assignment in Utopia" 1937
cousin of David Sarnoff
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