Isaac Don Levine

Isaac Don Levine (1892-1981) was a Russian-born journalist, writer, and visualizer (i.e., mapmaker) who immigrated to the United States in 1911. He began his journalism career with The Kansas City Star. He later worked for The New York Herald Tribune, covering significant events like the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Civil War in Russia. Later in life he collaborated with defector Walter Krivitsky on articles detailing Stalinist Russia, contributing to anti-Communist discourse. Levine also served as the editor of Plain Talk, fostering anti-Communist sentiments, and played a role in the Alger Hiss case. His involvement in the creation of the Gulag map aligned with his anti-Communist stance, utilizing maps as tools for psychological warfare during the Cold War.