Mikhail Sergeyevich Kedrov
Mikhail Sergejewitsch Kedrow (* 1878 in Moscow ; † October 28, 1941 ) was a Soviet politician and Chekist .
Kedrow was an active participant in the uprisings in 1905 and 1917. In World War I he worked as a military doctor. In 1917 he became editor of the newspaper Soldatskaya Pravda and organizer of the newspapers Rabotschi i Soldat und Soldat . After the October Revolution , Kedrov became Commissioner for the Demobilization of the Imperial Army. From March 1919 he was chairman of a special department of the Cheka . After the civil war , he worked on the Supreme Economic Council, the Supreme Court of the USSR , the State Planning Commission and others.
He was arrested during the Stalin Purge and shot in 1941.
Web links
- Literature by and about Michail Sergejewitsch Kedrow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kedrov, Mikhail Sergeevich
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| SURNAME | Kedrow, Mikhail Sergeyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Кедров, Михаил Сергеевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet politician and chekist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1941 |