biography
| name: |
Kirov, Sergey Mironovich
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pronunciation:
[kirof]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1886–1934)
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| biography:
| Russian revolutionary and politician, born in Urzhum, W Russia. Educated at Kazan, he played an active part in the October Revolution and Civil War, and during the 1920s held a number of leading provincial Party posts. In 1934 he became a full member of the Politburo, and at the 17th Party Congress was elected a secretary of the Central Committee. Later that year he was assassinated at his Leningrad headquarters, possibly at the instigation of Stalin, and his death served as the pretext for a widespread campaign of reprisals. |
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