Dr. Vadim J. Birstein

Raoul Wallenberg's passport photo

Levortovo Prison in Moscow

Articles

New Research Reveals Wallenberg Alive After Alleged Date of Death

On April 10, 2010, Dr. Birstein and Susanna Berger released a letter to the press detailing their new discovery that Raoul Wallenberg was still alive after the date of his death alleged by the Soviet/​Russian Authorities.

International press about the new Raoul Wallenberg relevation:

The New York Times, April 1, 2010
Interview of Vadim Birstein by Agence France Presse
The Telegraph, London
The Swedish weekly newsmagazine, Fokus (in Swedish)
The Stockholm News
The Local, Sweden’s News in English

IN RUSSIAN:
The Birstein/​Berger article (Dr. Birstein’s translation from English):
Svoboda News - Article
Interview of Vadim Birstein by Russian journalist Vladimir Abarinov:
Svoboda News - Interview
Short report on Lenta.ru

The Mystery of Raoul Wallenberg's Death

The author's English translation of his newspaper article which was first published in Russian in 2002 in Evreiskie Novosti (Moscow).

The investigation into the death of Raoul Wallenberg's death still continues, nearly 60 years after his disappearance. This article describes various documents that have been released by the Soviet and Russian authorities over the years including the infamous Smoltsov Report and Gromyko Memorandum. The author also describes the case of Willi Roedel, Wallenberg's cell-mate for two years, who also died a mysterious death, allegedly, similar to Wallenberg, by "heart attack".

Interrogations in Lybyanka

The author's English version of his article which was first published in Russian in 1993 in Novoe Vremya (Moscow).

On July 22 and 23, 1947, most of the prisoners who had been cell-mates of Raoul Wallenberg and his driver Vilmos Langfelder were interrogated in Lubyanka and Lefortovo Prisons by the MGB. These interrogations are especially significant because they occurred one week after Raoul Wallenberg mysteriously died in Lubyanka Prison. It appears that the purpose of these interrogations was to tell the cell-mates that they were never to mention Wallenberg again. After the interrogations they were all put in solitary confinement.

The Secret of Cell Number Seven

English translation of my article originally published in Russian in 1991 in the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta.

The article discusses the "disappearance" of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who helped save thousands of Jews in Budapest, Hungary in 1944. It describes how he was arrested by the Soviets and imprisoned in Moscow's infamous prisons Lubyanka and Lefortovo until his death under mysterious circumstances in 1947. It also describes the coverup by the Soviet government and efforts by researchers and Wallenberg's half brother to discover the truth about his fate.