the claim does not originate from Montefiore. there's references before he published from Krasnoyarsk. local myth, anti-communist fabrication? still possible, but the story was definitely not fabricated in Montefiore's book.
edit: and the book AverageMaoist cites was also published before Montfiore's
the claim does not originate from Montefiore. there's references before he published from Krasnoyarsk. local myth, anti-communist fabrication? still possible, but the story was definitely not fabricated in Montefiore's book.
edit: and the book AverageMaoist cites was also published before Montfiore's