▁and ▁mid - tw enti eth ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁academic ▁positions ▁following ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁colle ague ▁Ark adi ĭ ▁Sid or ov ▁that ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁drive ▁by ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁" root less ▁cosm opol it ans ", ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁Jewish . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Isa ak ▁M ints ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁M ints ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁Soviet ▁historian ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁and ▁mid - tw enti eth ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁he ▁lost ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁academic ▁positions ▁following ▁a ▁campaign ▁against ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁colle ague ▁Ark adi ĭ ▁Sid or ov ▁that ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁drive ▁by ▁Joseph ▁St alin ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁" root less ▁cosm opol it ans ", ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁Jewish . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁he ▁arranged ▁for ▁Soviet ▁Jews ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁P rav da ▁condem ning ▁Z ion ism , ▁Israel , ▁and ▁the ▁" do ctors ' ▁plot ". ▁ ▁Death ▁M ints ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Ist ori ia ▁Vel ik ogo ▁O kt i ab ria ▁( History ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁October ) ▁( 3 ▁vol s .) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁https :// w . h istr f . ru / articles / article / show