History 02/03/20 Mata Hari and Vadim Maslov Marlowedk: as a Russian officer became a lover Mata Hari
Surviving documents studied by historians, confirm that one of the most famous spies of the world Mata Hari was madly in love with a Russian officer, Vadim Maslov, even though he was younger than she by almost half and, apparently, so strong mutual feelings towards the mistress not experienced.
Who were the Maslov
According to published reports, the Russian state military-historical archive, Vadim Maslov, a career officer, he is from a family of soldiers, the First world war he served in the Russian expeditionary corps in France. In 1917 Maslov – the captain of the infantry regiment. For military merit was awarded 4 orders (St. Vladimir, St. Stanislaus, Anna) as well as the French war cross with a palm branch. With a record of Vadim Maslov says that he was a brave officer, your earned awards, including and for participation in the offensive battles, for showing in the attacks, bravery and ingenuity.
According to data compiled by the Russian literary critic and historian Vadim and Chumakovym, Maslov after the October revolution fought in the armed forces of South Russia until 1920 he emigrated to France via Odessa (premigration details of his biography are provided). Further information about the fate of Vadim Maslov vary. There are memories of a Soviet diplomat Alexei Ignatiev, in which he wrote that Vadim Maslov after the emigration took monastic vows. Other researchers biography the last love of Mata Hari excerpt from the documents of Constantinople the main information Desk for September, 1920, according to which people with data of this officer is listed as Odessa engineer.
Historians are unanimous only in date and place of death of Vadim Maslov – he lived to be 43 years and died in exile. Details of the last years of the life of the beloved Mata Hari, looks like the IPinvestigators of the unknown – about them no information.
How they met
In the book Karineh Foliant “behind the scenes of the passion. As loved theatrical divas” are documents testifying to the great love of the famous spy Mata Hari (Margareta geertruida Zelle – this is her real name) to Vadim Maslov. However, documentary evidence of the symptoms feel the same degree of ardour on the part of the officer there.
they Met in the late summer of 1916 in Paris the Grand Hotel, Lieutenant Maslov, which was at that time a short vacation, granted for military merit (was the First world war), was 23 years old, Mata Hari – 40 years. In preserved to this day documents (this is the main archive spy) dashed line marks the blind passion of this woman against the Russian officer Mata Hari constantly sought meetings with him, wrote that only Vadim Maslov wants to see your lawful husband. French intelligence services have illustriously their correspondence, when oil went back to the front. Preserved telegram Maslov asked his beloved about welfare – he urgently needed a 3 thousand francs. Why would he need such (awesome, by the way) the amount is unknown. But Maslov, obviously, knew exactly what his lover to be able to provide. Otherwise I would not asked for.
the Details of their romance, there is only fragmentary information indicating that Mata Hari was in love with Maslova stronger than he was her proof of her correspondence.
if he Fought for his beloved
Chronologically, the novel by Vadim Maslov and Mata Hari only lasted a few months (including his exclusively epistolary part). After Maslov went to the front, they are no longer met.
When Mata Hari in February 1917 in Paris arrested by French intelligence, Maslov fought with the Germans in the area of Fort Brilon in the part of the 1st Special brigade. According to historians, the fighting there was fierce, and the company Vadim MAslov they showed himself as a brave soldier – was fascinated by his unit in melee, forced the enemy to flee and abandon the position. “George” and the French medal he received for these battles.
Historians tell of two letters spy, the last documentary evidence of passion, in which she refers to their attitude to Vadim Maslov – the first addressed to the French intelligence agent; it Mata Hari says that will never betray her beloved man. The second Epistle written allegedly just before the shooting, was intended exclusively Maslova – it has sentenced to death a woman reported that sent to the station, from where trains go to the point of no return.
Karineh Polenz wrote in his book that Vadim Maslov’s arrest (and death too) Mata Hari wasn’t too worried – he thought she was just one of the women with whom he had an affair. Although, according to the writer, sharing a photo spy with Maslov with a passionate inscription on the back made in one of the French cities (counterintelligence watched Mata Hari), was one of the proofs of exposure of a double agent.
Foliants wrote that Maslova was summoned in the case of Mata Hari as the witness, he about about the case knew. But – were not. The story about this fact of the biography of Mata Hari and Vadim Maslov – fiction: persuasive evidence of exactly this (and any other) behavior of a Russian officer in relation to his beloved by anyone of the historians is not given.
Nicholas Syromyatnikov
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