A clear sign of Molotov's precarious position was his inability to prevent the arrest in December, 1948, for "treason" of his Jewish wife, Polina Zhemchuzhina, whom Stalin had long distrusted.
Et klart tegn på Molotovs usikre position var hans manglende evne til at forhindre arrestationen i december 1948 af sin jødiske kone Polina Zjemtjuzjina, som Stalin ikke havde stolet på længe.