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Alexander Weissberg
Alexander Weissberg (1901-1964) was a Polish-Austrian physicist, author and businessman of Jewish descent.
His testimony in the trial David Rousset vs. Les Lettres francaises and ...ver másAlexander Weissberg (1901-1964) was a Polish-Austrian physicist, author and businessman of Jewish descent.
His testimony in the trial David Rousset vs. Les Lettres francaises and his book The Accused contributed significantly to spreading knowledge about Stalinist terror and show trials in Western Europe
Arthur Koestler, CBE (1905-1983) was a Hungarian-British author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest and, apart from his early school years, was educated in Austria.
In 1931 Koestler joined the Communist Party of Germany until, disillusioned by Stalinism, he resigned in 1938. In 1940 he published his novel Darkness at Noon, an anti-totalitarian work that gained him international fame. Koestler was awarded the Sonning Prize in 1968 for contribution to European culture.ver menos