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This is an authentic signed TIME magazine cover by Andrey Vyshinsky, who was a Russian and Soviet jurist and diplomat. He is famous for being the state prosecutor for Stalin's show trials. He was Soviet Foreign Minister from 1949-1953. This is a great collector's item!