Vladimir Polonsky
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Vladimir Polonsky | |
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Владимир Полонский | |
Azerbaijan Communist Party | |
In office 5 August 1930 – January 1933 | |
Head of the Organizational-Instruction Department of the Central Committee | |
In office January – August 1933 | |
Preceded by | Pavel Postyshev |
Succeeded by | Post abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Ruven Gershevich Polonsky 17 June 1893 Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1907–1918) Russian Communist Party (1918–1937) |
Spouse | Esfir Iosifovna Mogilevskaya |
Children | Liya, Vladimir |
Vladimir Ivanovich Polonsky (
First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party
.
Early life
Polonsky was born to a Jewish family in Tobolsk, Russia. Since 1907, he was a member of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). Starting from 1908, Polonsky has been a sailor and worked blue collar jobs in Saint Petersburg.
Political career
In 1913, he became a member of union administration. He was jailed for his political activities in 1914. In 1918–1920, he was a division
Transcaucasian Committee of CP of Soviet Union
.
He was arrested on 22 June 1937. Claims that he was tortured are not accompanied by evidence. He was sentenced to death by the Military Tribunal of USSR and executed by firing squad on 30 October 1937 in Lubyanka prison.[1]
Awards
Polonsky was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
References
- ^ "Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Полонский Владимир Иванович" [Directory of history of Communist party and Soviet Union in 1898-1991]. Retrieved 2010-05-14.