Arrest of Mark Kaminsky and Harvey Bennett

Mark I. Kaminsky
Born(1932-02-20)February 20, 1932[1]
DiedFebruary 15, 2007(2007-02-15) (aged 74)
Alma materUniversity of Michigan[1][2]
Occupation(s)Professor of Russian Studies at Purdue University;[2]
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Harvey C. Bennett
Bornc. 1934

Mark I. Kaminsky and Harvey C. Bennett were American tourists who were detained in the Soviet Union in 1960. Kaminsky was put on trial, sentenced to seven years' jail, then expelled from the Soviet Union as a spy.[3][4][5]

Kaminsky's obituary states that he was an undercover agent for the United States government.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Obituary: Mark I. Kaminsky Archived January 8, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, South Bend Tribune, February 16, 2007.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference upi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Madera Tribune 18 October 1960 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. ^ Two American Tourists Expelled from the Soviet Union Strongly Denied Today, CIA.
  5. ^ Reds Try U.S. Tourist as Spy, New York Herald Tribune October 17, 1960 P1.

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