Lenin's businessman. (Armand Hammer's relationship with the Soviet Union) (obituary)

National Review | January 28, 1991| | Copyright

THE DEATH of Armand Hammer last month was marked by unrestrained encomia. In addition to a full-page obituary, the New York Times published an editorial that lauded the multi-millionaire's keen eye for art," his bold business sense," his "restless intelligence and prodigious energy." The editorial went on to praise his "tireless efforts to improve relations between the United States and the Soviet Union." Somewhat bafflingly, the piece concluded with the tribute that Hammer was probably the only American who could have told Mr. Gorbachev what Lenin was really like." Quite ...

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