From 1947 to 1949, Eikhenbaum was victimized by the campaign against "rootless cosmopolitanism," along with Viktor Zhirmunsky, Grigorii Gukovskii, and Mark Azadovsky, but was able to continue his science.
From 1947 to 1949, Eikhenbaum was targeted by a smear campaign aimed at "foreign-born intellectuals," along with Viktor Zhirmunsky, Grigorii Gukovskii, and Mark Azadovsky. However, he was able to persevere in his academic work.