Vassili Tanev
Bulgarian communist
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Reichstag fire
- In Reichstag fire
…and three Bulgarian communists—Simon Popov, Vassili Tanev, and Georgi Dimitrov. Dimitrov in particular won international fame for his fearless and skilled defense against Nazi prosecutors. All four of the accused communists were acquitted because of the lack of evidence.
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