Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-07-11
MaIenkov Gets
Job 1900 Miles
From Moscow

LONDON, July II Pl.-Mos-
cow radio says none of the de-
posed Kremlin leaders is being
prosecuted. It made that dec
laration in announcing that
Georgi Malenjov is being hus-
tied of to run a power plant
1900 miles from Moscow and
the other ousted leaders are
getting other unspecified jobs.
The broadcast last night
also asserted that the appoint
ment Of the former Premier as
manager Of the hydroelectric
station at Ust Kamenogorsk is
proof that the Soviet system
is democratic.
But observers pointed out
that Malenkov-target of the
most serious accusations of the
top four purged leaders
would be unable to offer much
opposition to Communist Party
Boss Nikita Khrushchev in Ust
Kamenogorsk even If he should
try. It's about as remote a spot
as there is in the Soviet Union.
The broadcast did not give
the nature of the new assign
ments for v. M. Molotov, Lazar
Kaganovich and Dmitri Shepi-
low. who were ousted from their
Kremlin posts along with
Malenkov for "anti-party &C
tivities." 1t said only that they
had been given other work.
Western myths" Attacked
Malenkov's new job, the
broadcast said, makes it clear
that the myths being spread by
some Of the Western journalists
about the persecution of the
members of the anti-party
group are merely intended to
defame the democratic Soviet
system and the central commit
tee of the Communist Party"
Khrushchev and Soviet Pre-
mier Bulganin. meanwhile, con-
tinued their talks with Com
munist leaders in Czechoslo-
vakia. Although there have
been reports that Bulganin at
one point sided with Malenkov
and the others against Khru-
shchev in the struggle for power
within the Kremlin, the Pre-
mier gave Khrushchev full
credit yesterday "for discover
ing and destroying the anti
party" faction.
I'm the Soviet Union, our
party and our people support
and recognize the decision
against the anti-party group
and the action taken
against Them Bulganin de-
clared in a speech to the
Czechs. 1t was his first public
comment on the recent shake
up.
The tone of denunciation of
Malenkov. especially, during
the last few days in the Soviet
Union was so violent as to
suggest he might face criminal
charges. But the announce
ment of his exile and the claim
the other purged leaders are
not being prosecuted appar-
emily means no such action is
planned-for the time being
at least.
Dam Near Red China
Malenkov'S new post is in the
west Altai Mountains of East
Kazakhstan. only 200 miles
from Red China. Kazakhstan
served as a place of exile in
the Stain era. Leon Trotsky,
Stains most bitter opponent,
was sent to the Kazakhstan city
Of Verny (now known as Alma
Ata), in 1923.
Ust Kamenogorsk is 4 miles
from the closest rail station.
The hydroelectric station
Malenkov will run is one of
the biggest in the Soviet Union.
Thousands of political pris-
oners and other forced laborers
were put to work building the
dam and electric plant. Many
Of the inhabitants are former
political prisoners who have
been released but remain under
special DEGREES permitting
them to live only at distances
from Moscow.
Malenkov was Premier from
Stains death in 1858 until two
years later. when he was de-
posed by Khrushchev and
given the direction of all the
nations electric power sta
tons with the rank of min
lister. In the past week he has
been accused Of master-mind-
ing the plot that purged i'm
portant Communists in the
so-called Leningrad case, try
ing to sabotage Soviet gov
eminent policy and trying to
organize illegal opposition to
the Communist Party leader
ship.