| Georgi Zarubin | |
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| Historical Figure | |
| Nationality: | Soviet Union (born in the Russian Empire) |
| Year of Birth: | 1900 |
| Year of Death: | 1958 |
| Cause of Death: | Natural causes |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
| Political Party: | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Political Office(s): | Ambassador to Canada Ambassador to the United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States |
| Fictional Appearances: | |
| The Hot War POD: November, 1950 | |
| Appearance(s): | Armistice |
| Type of Appearance: | Contemporary reference |
| Political Office(s): | Ambassador to the United States |
Georgi Zarubin (Георгий Николаевич Зарубин, alternate spelling Georgy, 6 May 1900 – 24 November 1958) was a Russian diplomat. A longtime member of the Communist Party, Zarubin joined the diplomatic service in 1940, becoming ambassador to Canada in 1944, to the United Kingdom in 1946, and then to the United States in 1952. At the time of this death, he was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union.
Georgi Zarubin in The Hot War[]
Georgi Zarubin was the Soviet ambassador to the United Kingdom when World War III began in early 1951. After the war ended in July 1952, he was appointed ambassador to the United States. On 26 October 1952, the Soviet military overran Warsaw, Poland, despite promises to the restive population that anyone pledging to support the government of the People's Republic of Poland by 31 October would receive an amnesty. When U.S. Secretary of Defense Omar Bradley told President Harry Truman of the preemptive attack on Halloween Day, Truman briefly contemplated complaining to Zarubin. Bradley advised him against it, since Truman had no intention of restarting the war to protect Poland. Truman saw the logic, and agreed with Bradley's advice.[1]
For his part, Truman privately concluded that Zarubin was almost certainly a capable diplomat.[2]
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| Political offices (OTL) | ||
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| Preceded by Fedor Gusev |
Soviet Representative to Canada 1944-1946 |
Succeeded by Nikolai Belokhvostikov |
| Soviet Representative to the United Kingdom 1946-1952 |
Succeeded by Andrei Gromyko | |
| Preceded by Alexander Panyushkin |
Soviet Representative to the United States of America 1952-1958 |
Succeeded by Mikhail A. Menshikov |