Background
SHEYNIN, Lev was born on March 25, 1906.
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SHEYNIN, Lev was born on March 25, 1906.
Studied at Bryusov Higher Institute of Literature and Arts and at Law Department, Social Sciences Faculty, Moscow University.
1923 assigned by Moscow Communist Youth League organisation to Moscow Criminal Investigation Department. 1923-1930 investigator, Moscow Province Court, then Leningrad Oblast Court: 1928 first work printed. 1930-1935 investigator for major cases, 1935-1950 head, Investigation Department, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Prosecutor’ General’ s Office.
1946 assistant chief prosecutor at Nuremberg Trials. From 1950 confined himself to lit work. His lit works promoted general espionage mania and mutual suspicion.
Member, Communist Party, since 1925.
Member, Communist Party, since 1925.