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"Propagandist"

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An anonymous editor wants the article to begin by describing Conquest as a "propagandist, historian, novelist, and poet." In the first place, Conquest is clearly better known as a historian than for his work for the IRD, so it makes little sense to put "propagandist" before "historian" (or even "novelist" and "poet") in terms of what he's known for. Secondly, I'm not aware of any historian (quite a few of whom were critical of him) who uses the word "propagandist" to describe him. Hence why I'm reverting the edit. --Ismail (talk) 16:45, 31 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Citation for visiting scholar with Heritage Foundation

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In the later life section, the New York Times article on Robert Conquest's death is cited as the source for his status as a visiting scholar with the Heritage Foundation. The problem with this citation is that it is not mentioned once in the article, nor are several other of the positions listed under the citation. 138.78.192.253 (talk) 04:35, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]