Talk:Leonid Kogan

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The Wikipedia article on Leonid Borisovitch Kogan states, at the end of it's first section, that Kogan may have been part of the KGB, and that as a result of this his premature death may not have been an accident.

From where was this information sourced? and what evidence is there to suggest that this is a possible reason for Kogan's death?

Yes, I'm a bit distressed by such a spectactular claim without any documentation. And a quick look across the Web doesn't refer to such an event with any authority at all. I think that this sentence should probably be deleted.--Maxn 02:29, 5 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I have an off-air recording of a BBC radio broadcast where the presenter mentions that Kogan was believed to have been recruited into the KGB (possibly against his will?). And that (allegedly) Rostropovich fell out with Kogan after he found out that Kogan had filed a report on him and Gilels after a tour they did together (Kogan, Rostropovich and Gilels played as a trio in the 1950s).--Whimsical Oracle (talk) 22:05, 2 April 2008 (UTC)


 * There is also this: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/secrets-and-spies --Ericjs (talk) 22:25, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

Kogan could have left the Soviet Union if he wished, just as Rostropovich or his own son did later. Therefore the sentence on his putative murder by the KGB seems completely speculative and should be deleted. His son, Pavel Kogan, wrote quite extensively on his father (when in the West) and would certainly have mentioned such a rumour if it were anything more than that. I am deleting this sentence now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.229.139.42 (talk) 23:19, 11 October 2008 (UTC)

I would like to know. on what information did the writer of this article based the statement, that Kogan studied at age 12 with Jacques Thibaud, as I could'nt find any mention of Thibaud ever visiting Moscow, much less living there for any length of time. Can you check it's validity? Thank you, S. Kedem, he.wikipedia
 * As far as we could check, Thibauld never came to Russia and did not teach Kogan as a child in Moscow. I took it out. S. Kedem.June 27th

Thibaud was in Moscow in 1936 and, hearing the 12-year-old Kogan play, predicted a great future for him. Kogan however never studied with Thibauld. I have added this information to the article and corrected some erroneous material. (The original author conflated material and made some quite incorrect statments.) It is good to see that there is so much enthusaism for Kogan--a great violinist and artist! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.229.139.39 (talk) 22:12, 13 October 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 23:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Kogan was born to a Ukrainian Jewish family
Maybe it would be helpful to note as well that "Kogan" is the Slavic equivalent of the common Jewish name "Cohen" (perhaps with a link to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cohen_(surname)). Toddcs (talk) 15:51, 31 January 2021 (UTC)