Ivan Terentyevich Golyakov
Ivan Terentjewitsch Golyakov ( Russian Иван Терентьевич Голяков , scientific transliteration Ivan Terent'evič Goljakov ; born 1888 ; died 1961 ) was a Soviet judge and prosecutor who became one of the organizers of the Stalinist repression .
Golyakov was a member of the Military College of the Supreme Court from 1933 , and from 1938 to 1948 he was chairman of the Supreme Court of the USSR . He was instrumental in the purge of the Red Army .
According to Alexander Solzhenitsyn , it was said that he loved to work in the garden, was a book lover who frequented second-hand bookshops, and was a connoisseur of Tolstoy , Korolenko and Chekhov .
He received various honors, including twice the Order of Lenin .
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References and footnotes
- ↑ See annotation to: Alexander Solzhenitsyn: The GULAG Archipelago: Authorized revised and abridged edition in one volume, p.527
- ↑ Archipelago GULag , part 1
literature
- Alexander Solzhenitsyn: Archipelago GULag (full text, Russian) Part 1 and 2 , Part 3 and 4 , and Part 5, 6, and 7
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| SURNAME | Golyakov, Ivan Terentjewitsch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Иван Терентьевич Голяков (Russian spelling); Ivan Terent'evič Goljakov |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet lawyer, chairman of the Supreme Court of the USSR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1888 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1961 |