List of Puerto Ricans Missing in Action in the Korean War

Masha said that she had heard of the lists and that each apartment house had one. Volodya said to his father, БЂњHow was it possible you didnБЂ™t know, you were the chairman of the house committee?БЂ«Masha said to Solomon, БЂњYou must have known.БЂ«Solomon then admitted to having seen the list in the apartment buildingБЂ™s office. Volodya said, БЂњYou saw the list and you said nothing to us?БЂ«Solomon glanced at his wristwatch. Volodya said, БЂњWere you on the list?БЂ«Solomon said, БЂњYes, I was on the list.БЂ«Volodya said, БЂњYou had to be crazy to help them do this against yourself.БЂ«Solomon got to his feet and walked out of the room without another word. Behind the thick walls of the Kremlin, a raging war of succession was being fought among the contentious heirs of Stalin: Malenkov, Beria, Molotov, Khrushchev. In Asia the Korean War was still dragging on. Along the western border Soviet satellite states were growing restive with the end of Stalinist rule. At first Malenkov and Beria and Khrushchev appeared to be ruling together, an ungainly troika: Malenkov as chief of state, Beria as head of security, and Khrushchev as apparent leader of the party ...»