Mayenburg, Ruth von, 1907-1993
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- Vikipedii︠a︡ (Russian), Jan. 21, 2020(Maĭenburg, Rut fon; b. July 1, 1907, in Srbice in Bohemia; d. June 26, 1993, in Vienna; Austrian journalist & Communist spy; known as Red Countess [die rote Gräfin]; pseuds: Lena, Ruth Fischer, Ruth Wieden)
- Blaues Blut und rote Fahnen, 1993:t.p. (Ruth von Mayenburg) p. 4 (b. 1907, d. 1993)
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Ruth von Mayenburg (1 July 1907 – 26 June 1993) was an Austrian journalist, writer and translator. In her earlier years, she was politically active in the Communist Party of Austria (Kommunistische Partei Österreichs, or KPÖ). Fleeing the Nazis, she lived in exile in the Soviet Union at Moscow's Hotel Lux, afterwards writing several books about her experiences there.
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