Murder by Proxy

Soros Documentary Fund Film about Georgi Markov, the Bulgarian writer-dissident, who was murdered in London, poisoned with a ricin-containing pellet that was fired into his leg, most likely by the Bulgarian secret police. This case became known as the “Umbrella Murder” and the film discusses this op...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Petkov, Dimiter
Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
Language:Bulgarian
Published: Bulgaria 1996
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:79b68605-1f76-428d-8e59-d61af1b1350e
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Summary:Soros Documentary Fund Film about Georgi Markov, the Bulgarian writer-dissident, who was murdered in London, poisoned with a ricin-containing pellet that was fired into his leg, most likely by the Bulgarian secret police. This case became known as the “Umbrella Murder” and the film discusses this operation as well as the details of Georgi Markov’s activities.
Published:1996