The Bulgarian Communist Party ordered him to carry out a mission in Bulgaria in 1941 , where he was killed later in that year .
Tanev was acclaimed as a hero on his return to Russia , but was forced into self - denunciation later in the 1930s .
The Bulgarian Communist Party ordered Tanev to carry out a mission in Bulgaria in 1941 , where Tanev was killed later in that year .
Tanev was acclaimed as a hero on his return to Russia , but was forced into self - denunciation later in the 1930s .