Alexander Gelver

Alexander Gelver
Alexander Gelver
Born	1914; , Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	1938 (aged 23–24)
Nationality	American

Alexander Gelver (1914–1938) was an American defector to the Soviet Union who was taken there by his parents. Gelver was originally from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. At 24 years old, he wanted to return to the United States. He was stopped by Soviet police outside the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. On New Year's Day 1938, he was executed.

In 1997, it was learned that he was executed by the secret police in 1938.^[1]^[2]

Notes[]

^ For American Defectors To Russia, An Unhappy History, National Public Radio, (July 25, 2013).
^ Alan Cullison, Stalin-Era Secret Police Documents Detail Arrest, Execution of Americans, (November 09, 1997)

[1] For American Defectors To Russia, An Unhappy History, National Public Radio, (July 25, 2013).

[2] Alan Cullison, Stalin-Era Secret Police Documents Detail Arrest, Execution of Americans, (November 09, 1997)

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v t American defectors to the Soviet Union
Revolutionary era	Arthur Adams William D. Haywood John S. Reed
Stalin era	Alexander Gelver Alfred E. Sarant Flora D. Wovschin George A. Koval Isaiah Oggins Joel Barr Lona Cohen Morris Cohen Thomas Sgovio
Post-Stalin era	Arnold Lockshin Bernon F. Mitchell Edward Lee Howard Harold M. Koch Lee Harvey Oswald Robert E. Webster Shirley Dubinsky William H. Martin

Alexander Gelver
Born	1914 (1914) , Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	1938 (aged 23–24)
Nationality	American