Sir R. H. Bruce Lockhart | |
|---|---|
 R. H. Bruce Lockhart in Malaya, 1909 | |
| British Vice Consul in Moscow[1] | |
| In office 1912–1915 | |
| Acting British Consul General in Moscow[1] | |
| In office 1915–1915 | |
| British Consul General in Moscow[1] | |
| In office 1915–1917 | |
| Head of the unofficial British mission / Unofficial Ambassador to the Bolsheviks[1] | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Warfare Executive[2] | |
| In office 1941–1945 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1887 |
| Died | 27 February 1970 (aged 82) |
| Spouse(s) |
Jean Bruce Haslewood
(m. 1913) Frances Mary Beck (m. 1948) |
Sir Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart, KCMG (2 September 1887 – 27 February 1970) was a British diplomat, journalist, author, and secret agent. His 1932 book Memoirs of a British Agent[1] became an international bestseller by telling of his experiences in Russia in 1918 following the Bolshevik Revolution. He left the country after he was accused of having led a failed plot to assassinate Vladimir Lenin, the so-called Ambassadors' plot, a charge which he always denied. Later research suggests that the "Lockhart Plot" was a sting operation orchestrated by Felix Dzerzhinsky with the goal of discrediting the British and French governments. [3][4]
- ^ a b c d e Sir Robert Bruce Lockhart, Memoirs of a British Agent; first published 1932 by Macmillan (January 1975); ISBN 0-333-17329-5/ISBN 978-0-333-17329-9
- ^ Taylor, P.M. (ed.), 2005. Allied Propaganda in WWII: The Complete Record of the Political Warfare Executive (FO 898)
- ^ Richard K. Debo, "Lockhart Plot or Dzerhinskii Plot?" Journal of Modern History 43.3 (1971): 413–439.
- ^ John W. Long, "Plot and counter-plot in revolutionary Russia: Chronicling the Bruce Lockhart conspiracy, 1918." Intelligence and National Security 10.1 (1995): 122-143.