A journalist and party host in Moscow who initially warns Jones about Soviet realities. He later becomes a vocal opponent to Jones, using his influence and bribery to act as Stalin's propaganda mouthpiece and actively discredit the famine reports in the Western press.
Gareth's famine reporting directly conflicts with Duranty's public narrative.
Walter Duranty later mobilizes his contacts to rebut Gareth's stories of famine and acts as a propaganda mouthpiece for Stalin.
Eugene is connected to Duranty's Moscow journalistic circle.
Eugene Lyons takes Gareth to a party at Walter Duranty's home, where Gareth receives cryptic warnings about Soviet conditions.
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