446:
191:
167:
426:
627:
606:
495:
474:
201:
505:
323:
289:
77:
53:
745:. We need a reliable source for this. The source doesn't have to say he died, just have to confirm that there are rumours. Until we know otherwise, this is a BLP so it's normal practice to remove unsourced material especially if it's negative or potentially libellious. While having died may not necessarily be negative or potentially libellious it can be so it's wise to err on the side of caution.
22:
333:
139:
848:
87:
759:
Our article's lead paragraph, "Nikolai
Evgenievich Khokhlov (Cyrillic: Николай Евгеньевич Хохлов) (7 June 1922, Nizhny Novgorod - September 2007 San Bernardino, California) was a KGB officer who defected to the United States in 1954. He testified about KGB activities. The KGB unsuccessfully tried to
702:
Wow! Dr. Khokhlov was one of my professors at
California State U., San Bernardino in 1993-1994. We knew that he was a Soviet defector, and he sometimes alluded vaguely to cloak-and-dagger stuff, but I had no idea about his history as a KGB hit man. He was a great teacher, and a really kind and warm
771:"Nikolai Evgenievich Khokhlov (Cyrillic: Николай Евгеньевич Хохлов) (7 June 1922, Nizhny Novgorod - September 2007 San Bernardino, California) was a KGB officer who defected to the United States in 1954. He testified about KGB activities. The KGB unsuccessfully tried to poison him in 1957."
726:
He used to talk about parapsychological stuff he did at Duke
University with the gov't. I don't remember any of the details, but he talked about how the Soviets were "ahead" of the U.S. in that area. He definitely believed in stuff like Kirlian photography and "auras" and things like
455:
303:
764:. Khokhlov and Litvinenko were both treated for thallium poisoning initially, but Litvinenko was later found to have been given polonium-210, and our article quotes a former KGB officer, Stanislav Lekarev , as saying Khokhlov also was poisoned with polonium-210.
760:
kill him using thallium poison." mentions thallium as the agent allegedly used against
Khokhlov. Our own article presents evidence further down that it's in dispute whether the poison used was radioactive thallium or polonium-210, which was used in the
830:
in poisoning
Khokhlov. The US Army Medical Corps succeeded in saving his life with immediate therapy to remove whatever the KGB gave him from his body (the therapy for thallium and polonium poisoning is similar, usually
975:
970:
995:
435:
299:
779:
and make that change, as lede paragraphs ought to quickly acquaint the reader with the article's contents - my proposed change doesn't confuse the reader as the existing lede paragraph might.
925:
910:
535:
767:
The best way to solve the issue is to omit the disputed specific name of the poison which was given to
Khokhlov. The new lede would be shorter, and less potentially contentious:
552:
905:
588:
271:
955:
915:
445:
990:
965:
578:
542:
935:
261:
826:
I chose to say "kill him with poison" anticipating an objection to my proposed text which ended "The KGB unsuccessfully tried to poison him in 1957". The KGB
677:
1000:
985:
547:
148:
63:
960:
940:
416:
223:
105:
1010:
667:
950:
920:
900:
406:
109:
1005:
930:
247:
643:
518:
479:
1015:
214:
172:
980:
368:
104:, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Knowledge (XXG)'s articles about people. All interested editors are invited to
530:
113:
100:
58:
761:
634:
611:
945:
755:
Part of our lede paragraph, "The KGB unsuccessfully tried to kill him using thallium poison" is in dispute, even in the article.
526:
on
Knowledge (XXG). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
392:
190:
166:
364:
346:
294:
33:
811:
717:(???), and that his wife and son were sent to labor camp. Can anyone veify this and add more to this article?
222:(USSR) on Knowledge (XXG). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
351:
39:
21:
425:
728:
626:
605:
822:
in 1954. He testified about KGB activities. The KGB unsuccessfully tried to kill him with poison in 1957.
704:
713:
I found information that
Nikolay Khokhlov was working as a consultant for US Government in the field of
642:
on
Knowledge (XXG). If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
510:
206:
843:). So I changed my proposed lede to reflect that the KGB tried to kill him. If Khokhlov had drunk
718:
859:
784:
494:
473:
878:
776:
398:
253:
92:
807:
703:
person. I took
History and Systems of Psychology and Perception from him as an undergrad.
746:
894:
882:
855:
819:
780:
523:
338:
219:
322:
288:
76:
52:
500:
328:
196:
82:
847:
of the poisoned coffee he'd been served, he'd likely have died, according to
832:
522:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
886:
863:
788:
749:
731:
721:
707:
803:
639:
355:
363:
Feel free to edit the article attached to this page, join up at the
112:. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the
138:
840:
836:
815:
401:
in the banner shell. Please resolve this conflict if possible.
397:
This article has been given a rating which conflicts with the
256:
in the banner shell. Please resolve this conflict if possible.
252:
This article has been given a rating which conflicts with the
15:
976:
Russian, Soviet and CIS military history task force articles
444:
424:
137:
971:
C-Class Russian, Soviet and CIS military history articles
638:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
456:
the Russian, Soviet, and CIS military history task force
218:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the
743:
996:
Start-Class United States articles of Low-importance
877:. I suggest a redirect so he may be found easier.
926:C-Class articles with conflicting quality ratings
911:Unknown-importance biography (military) articles
8:
806:: Николай Евгеньевич Хохлов) (7 June 1922,
19:
600:
468:
283:
161:
47:
906:Start-Class biography (military) articles
873:There is a variant spelling of his name:
563:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject United States
232:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Soviet Union
602:
470:
285:
163:
49:
956:Low-importance C-Class Russia articles
916:Military biography work group articles
991:Low-importance United States articles
966:History of Russia task force articles
122:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Biography
7:
936:Low-importance Soviet Union articles
652:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Cold War
632:This article is within the scope of
516:This article is within the scope of
344:This article is within the scope of
212:This article is within the scope of
98:This article is within the scope of
220:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
38:It is of interest to the following
1001:WikiProject United States articles
986:Start-Class United States articles
794:Changed article lede parargaph to:
566:Template:WikiProject United States
399:project-independent quality rating
377:Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Russia
254:project-independent quality rating
14:
961:C-Class Russia (history) articles
941:WikiProject Soviet Union articles
762:poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
235:Template:WikiProject Soviet Union
149:the military biography work group
1011:Low-importance Cold War articles
625:
604:
503:
493:
472:
436:the history of Russia task force
331:
321:
287:
199:
189:
165:
85:
75:
51:
20:
672:This article has been rated as
583:This article has been rated as
411:This article has been rated as
266:This article has been rated as
951:Low-importance Russia articles
921:WikiProject Biography articles
901:Start-Class biography articles
125:Template:WikiProject Biography
1:
1006:Start-Class Cold War articles
931:C-Class Soviet Union articles
887:15:58, 19 February 2023 (UTC)
750:18:54, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
732:01:43, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
722:01:24, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
655:Template:WikiProject Cold War
646:and see a list of open tasks.
453:This article is supported by
433:This article is supported by
226:and see a list of open tasks.
146:This article is supported by
1016:Cold War task force articles
818:officer who defected to the
800:Nikolai Evgenievich Khokhlov
708:08:56, 17 October 2006 (UTC)
110:contribute to the discussion
981:WikiProject Russia articles
851:The Man with the Poison Gun
380:Template:WikiProject Russia
1032:
849:Serhii Plokhy in his book
812:San Bernardino, California
678:project's importance scale
589:project's importance scale
417:project's importance scale
272:project's importance scale
864:21:55, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
789:21:32, 7 April 2018 (UTC)
671:
620:
582:
519:WikiProject United States
488:
452:
432:
410:
396:
354:dedicated to coverage of
316:
265:
251:
184:
145:
70:
46:
524:United States of America
215:WikiProject Soviet Union
946:C-Class Russia articles
367:, or contribute to the
824:
773:
569:United States articles
449:
429:
142:
28:This article is rated
797:
769:
448:
428:
238:Soviet Union articles
141:
101:WikiProject Biography
32:on Knowledge (XXG)'s
635:WikiProject Cold War
511:United States portal
358:on Knowledge (XXG).
537:Articles Requested!
207:Soviet Union portal
450:
430:
369:project discussion
347:WikiProject Russia
143:
128:biography articles
34:content assessment
810:- September 2007
692:
691:
688:
687:
684:
683:
658:Cold War articles
599:
598:
595:
594:
467:
466:
463:
462:
282:
281:
278:
277:
160:
159:
156:
155:
1023:
875:Nikolaj Chochlow
835:with drugs like
660:
659:
656:
653:
650:
629:
622:
621:
616:
608:
601:
571:
570:
567:
564:
561:
513:
508:
507:
506:
497:
490:
489:
484:
476:
469:
385:
384:
381:
378:
375:
341:
336:
335:
334:
325:
318:
317:
312:
309:
306:
291:
284:
240:
239:
236:
233:
230:
209:
204:
203:
202:
193:
186:
185:
180:
177:
169:
162:
130:
129:
126:
123:
120:
106:join the project
95:
93:Biography portal
90:
89:
88:
79:
72:
71:
66:
55:
48:
31:
25:
24:
16:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1021:
1020:
891:
890:
871:
808:Nizhny Novgorod
757:
740:
729:209.142.167.206
700:
657:
654:
651:
648:
647:
614:
568:
565:
562:
559:
558:
557:
543:Become a Member
509:
504:
502:
482:
383:Russia articles
382:
379:
376:
373:
372:
361:To participate:
337:
332:
330:
310:
307:
297:
237:
234:
231:
228:
227:
205:
200:
198:
178:
175:
127:
124:
121:
118:
117:
91:
86:
84:
61:
29:
12:
11:
5:
1029:
1027:
1019:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
893:
892:
870:
867:
796:
795:
756:
753:
742:I remove this
739:
736:
715:parapsychology
705:209.142.143.71
699:
696:
694:
690:
689:
686:
685:
682:
681:
674:Low-importance
670:
664:
663:
661:
644:the discussion
630:
618:
617:
615:Low‑importance
609:
597:
596:
593:
592:
585:Low-importance
581:
575:
574:
572:
556:
555:
550:
545:
540:
533:
531:Template Usage
527:
515:
514:
498:
486:
485:
483:Low‑importance
477:
465:
464:
461:
460:
451:
441:
440:
431:
421:
420:
413:Low-importance
409:
403:
402:
395:
389:
388:
386:
359:
343:
342:
326:
314:
313:
311:Low‑importance
292:
280:
279:
276:
275:
268:Low-importance
264:
258:
257:
250:
244:
243:
241:
224:the discussion
211:
210:
194:
182:
181:
179:Low‑importance
170:
158:
157:
154:
153:
144:
134:
133:
131:
97:
96:
80:
68:
67:
56:
44:
43:
37:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1028:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
898:
896:
889:
888:
884:
880:
876:
868:
866:
865:
861:
857:
853:
852:
846:
842:
838:
834:
829:
823:
821:
820:United States
817:
813:
809:
805:
801:
793:
792:
791:
790:
786:
782:
778:
772:
768:
765:
763:
754:
752:
751:
748:
744:
737:
735:
733:
730:
724:
723:
720:
716:
711:
709:
706:
697:
695:
679:
675:
669:
666:
665:
662:
645:
641:
637:
636:
631:
628:
624:
623:
619:
613:
610:
607:
603:
590:
586:
580:
577:
576:
573:
560:United States
554:
551:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
538:
534:
532:
529:
528:
525:
521:
520:
512:
501:
499:
496:
492:
491:
487:
481:
480:United States
478:
475:
471:
458:
457:
447:
443:
442:
438:
437:
427:
423:
422:
418:
414:
408:
405:
404:
400:
394:
391:
390:
387:
370:
366:
362:
357:
353:
349:
348:
340:
339:Russia portal
329:
327:
324:
320:
319:
315:
305:
301:
296:
293:
290:
286:
273:
269:
263:
260:
259:
255:
249:
246:
245:
242:
225:
221:
217:
216:
208:
197:
195:
192:
188:
187:
183:
174:
171:
168:
164:
151:
150:
140:
136:
135:
132:
115:
114:documentation
111:
107:
103:
102:
94:
83:
81:
78:
74:
73:
69:
65:
60:
57:
54:
50:
45:
41:
35:
27:
23:
18:
17:
874:
872:
850:
844:
827:
825:
799:
798:
774:
770:
766:
758:
741:
734:Jack Gillen
725:
714:
712:
710:Jack Gillen
701:
693:
673:
633:
584:
548:Project Talk
536:
517:
454:
434:
412:
365:project page
360:
345:
267:
229:Soviet Union
213:
173:Soviet Union
147:
99:
40:WikiProjects
352:WikiProject
30:Start-class
895:Categories
856:loupgarous
781:loupgarous
869:redirect?
833:chelation
828:succeeded
747:Nil Einne
119:Biography
59:Biography
814:) was a
804:Cyrillic
775:I'll be
698:Old talk
649:Cold War
640:Cold War
612:Cold War
304:Military
64:Military
777:WP:BOLD
719:Biophys
676:on the
587:on the
415:on the
308:C‑class
300:History
270:on the
176:C‑class
553:Alerts
374:Russia
356:Russia
295:Russia
36:scale.
738:Died?
727:that.
883:talk
860:talk
841:DTPA
839:and
837:EDTA
785:talk
350:, a
108:and
879:Fah
845:all
816:KGB
668:Low
579:Low
407:Low
262:Low
897::
885:)
862:)
854:.
787:)
302:/
298::
62::
881:(
858:(
802:(
783:(
680:.
591:.
459:.
439:.
419:.
393:C
371:.
274:.
248:C
152:.
116:.
42::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
