All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
But in 1978, a probate judge in New York City found himself at the epicenter of a diplomatic first. For the first time in history, the assets of a Soviet citizen—who had died in the United States—were officially recognized and processed through the American probate system.
The man at the center of this legal anomaly was , a Soviet trade representative who died suddenly in Manhattan. His case set a precedent that no one in the State Department had ever considered: What happens to a Communist official’s inheritance when it’s sitting in a capitalist bank? The Deceased: A Man of the State Vladimir Kirillin wasn't a defector or a dissident. He was a loyal Soviet bureaucrat working for Amtorg Trading Corporation, the USSR’s purchasing agency in New York. In the 1970s, détente was thawing relations, allowing more Soviet officials to live and work in the U.S. than ever before. first of a soviet citizen to undergo probate
The Manhattan Surrogate’s Court disagreed. The judge ruled that by living and working in New York—even as a foreign agent—Kirillin was subject to New York estate laws. But in 1978, a probate judge in New
When Kirillin passed away unexpectedly in 1978, he left behind a modest American bank account, a few personal effects, and a very big question: Who gets the money? His case set a precedent that no one
