Minna Craucher was a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artist. She also did espionage, originally for the Cheka

Cheka

Cheka was the first of a succession of Soviet state security organizations. It was created by a decree issued on December 20, 1917, by Vladimir Lenin and subsequently led by aristocrat-turned-communist Felix Dzerzhinsky...

, and was arrested three times for fraud. She also had connections to the right-wing Lapua Movement

Lapua Movement

The Lapua Movement , was a Finnish radical nationalist and anti-communist political movement founded in and named after the town of Lapua. After radicalisation it turned towards far-right politics and was banned after a failed coup-d'état in 1932...

. She became the subject of several books and stories. In 1932 she was murdered by being shot in the head.