Julia Brystiger

Julia Brystiger
Julia Brystiger
Born
Julia Prajs

25 November 1902
Stryj, Austria-Hungary
Died9 November 1975(1975-11-09) (aged 72)
Warsaw, Poland
Other namesLuna Brystygier
CitizenshipPolish
Occupation(s)Interrogator, writer
Known forState Security Services (Urząd Bezpieczeństwa)

Julia Brystiger (Polish: [ˈjulja brɨsˈtiɡɛr]; née Prajs; 25 November 1902 – 9 November 1975) was a Polish communist activist and member of the security apparatus in Stalinist Poland.[1] She was also known as Julia Brystygier, Bristiger, Brustiger, Briestiger, Brystygierowa, Bristigierowa, and by her nicknames – given by the victims of torture: Luna, Bloody Luna, Daria, Ksenia, and Maria. The nickname Bloody Luna was a direct reference of her Gestapo-like methods during interrogations. Her pen name was Julia Preiss.[2] She was the author of several books.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dastych was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ CFP, "Devil's Choice. High-ranking Communist Agents in the Polish Catholic Church" Archived 2007-03-01 at the Wayback Machine By David Dastych, Canada Free Press, 10 January 2007