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Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev (born Ovsei-Gershon Aronovich Radomyslsky; 23 September [O.S. 11 September] 1883 – 25 August 1936) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician. A prominent Old Bolshevik , Zinoviev was Vladimir Lenin 's closest associate prior to 1917 and a leading government figure in the early Soviet Union , serving as ...
Grigory Yevseyevich Zinovyev was a revolutionary who worked closely with Lenin in the Bolshevik Party before the Russian Revolution of 1917 and became a central figure in the Communist Party leadership in the Soviet Union in the 1920s.
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Zinoviev was arrested and put on trial in 1936 as a chief defendant in the trial of the Trotskyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Center, more commonly called the Trial of the Sixteen. He was tried alongside Lev Kamenev; both were found guilty and sentenced to death. On August 25, 1936 Grigory Zinoviev was executed by the NKVD.
A biography of Zinoviev, a Bolshevik leader who opposed Lenin and later Stalin, and was executed in 1936. Learn about his role in the Russian Revolution, the Comintern, and the show trials.
A biography of Grigori Zinoviev, a Soviet politician and a Bolshevik leader who supported Lenin and later opposed Stalin. Learn about his role in the October Revolution, the Comintern, and the show trials.
Grigory Yevseyevich Zinoviev was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician. A prominent Old Bolshevik, Zinoviev was Vladimir Lenin's closest associate prior to 1917 and a leading government figure in the early Soviet Union, serving as chairman of the Communist International (Comintern) from 1919 to 1926.
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A biography of Zinoviev, a Bolshevik leader and the first chairman of the Communist International. Learn about his role in the Russian Revolution, his collaboration with Lenin, his opposition to Stalin, and his execution in 1936.