Mikhail Mikhailovich Lebedev
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Mikhail Mikhailovich Lebedev is a fictional character created by William Graham Stanton
, in a thriller novel “Treason For My Daily Bread
”.
The book purports to be Lebedev’s account of his life and dealings within the world of international espionage and crime, and climaxes with his involvement in the assassination of John F Kennedy.
UK., was approached by Lebedev in Beirut
, who at the time was stateless and desperate for money, and who sold Todd a manuscript in German outlining his life and his activities. It is suggested that later Todd had the manuscript translated and then approached Stanton to edit it, that is, to rewrite it in a more readable form.
Both the story and the character are the inventions of Todd and Stanton. The book was researched in meticulous detail from sources identified by Todd, and Stanton drafted the plot on the basis of this research and wrote the story. Their hope was that they would publish, that the book might create some controversy, and that they would attract interest from the film industry in much the same way as The Day of The Jackal
had already done. However, the book failed to attract such interest and finally Todd arranged for the book to be published in a limited form by his own publishing company, Vallancey International.
. Although some of the accounts are clearly fanciful, there were occasions when respectable journalists were beguiled by the presentation of the book, viewed it as a historical account, and cited it as evidence &. A respected journalist, the late Mae Brussell
, believed the book to be a genuine autobiography and used it as a source for a piece suggesting Nazi involvement in the assassination directed by Martin Bormann
. This final assertion was fatally compromised in 1998 by the conclusive DNA evidence on a body found in 1972 near Lehrter Bahnhof in Berlin
that Bormann did not escape from Berlin in 1945.
William Graham Stanton
William Graham "Bill" Stanton was a British author and radio playwright.- Early life :William Graham Stanton was born in Brightside, Sheffield, the seventh of eight children of John Stanton and his wife. His upbringing was in a working class Methodist tradition...
, in a thriller novel “Treason For My Daily Bread
Treason For My Daily Bread
Treason for My Daily Bread is a spy thriller written by William Graham Stanton about a man named Mikhail Mikhailovich Lebedev, who became involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.- Background :...
”.
The book purports to be Lebedev’s account of his life and dealings within the world of international espionage and crime, and climaxes with his involvement in the assassination of John F Kennedy.
Background
The book was published as a book by Lebedev and edited by Stanton. The account of how the book was written offered in the introduction of the book, like the book itself, is a fiction. The account is that the late Tom Todd, a publisher from GuernseyGuernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
UK., was approached by Lebedev in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, who at the time was stateless and desperate for money, and who sold Todd a manuscript in German outlining his life and his activities. It is suggested that later Todd had the manuscript translated and then approached Stanton to edit it, that is, to rewrite it in a more readable form.
Both the story and the character are the inventions of Todd and Stanton. The book was researched in meticulous detail from sources identified by Todd, and Stanton drafted the plot on the basis of this research and wrote the story. Their hope was that they would publish, that the book might create some controversy, and that they would attract interest from the film industry in much the same way as The Day of The Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal is a thriller novel by English writer Frederick Forsyth, about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French terrorist group of the early 1960s, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France....
had already done. However, the book failed to attract such interest and finally Todd arranged for the book to be published in a limited form by his own publishing company, Vallancey International.
JFK Assassination Conspiracy Theory
Neither Todd nor Stanton had any notion at the time they published the book of the impact the Internet would have in inflating conspiracies, or that Lebedev’s account of events would become widely quoted as supporting evidence to a number of alternative accounts to the Warren CommissionWarren Commission
The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 27, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963...
. Although some of the accounts are clearly fanciful, there were occasions when respectable journalists were beguiled by the presentation of the book, viewed it as a historical account, and cited it as evidence &. A respected journalist, the late Mae Brussell
Mae Brussell
Mae Brussell was a conspiracy theorist and radio personality.Born in Beverly Hills, California, Mae was the daughter of the prominent Wilshire Boulevard Temple Rabbi Edgar Magnin and great-granddaughter of Isaac Magnin, founder of the I...
, believed the book to be a genuine autobiography and used it as a source for a piece suggesting Nazi involvement in the assassination directed by Martin Bormann
Martin Bormann
Martin Ludwig Bormann was a prominent Nazi official. He became head of the Party Chancellery and private secretary to Adolf Hitler...
. This final assertion was fatally compromised in 1998 by the conclusive DNA evidence on a body found in 1972 near Lehrter Bahnhof in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
that Bormann did not escape from Berlin in 1945.