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Moisei Uritsky
Bolshevik revolutionary (1873–1918) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky (Ukrainian: Мойсей Соломонович Урицький; Russian: Моисей Соломонович Урицкий; 2 January [O.S. 14 January] 1873 – 30 August 1918) was a Bolshevik revolutionary leader in Russia. After the October Revolution, he was the chief of the Cheka secret police of the Petrograd Soviet. Uritsky was assassinated by Leonid Kannegisser, a military cadet, who was executed shortly afterwards.
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Quick Facts Chief of Cheka of Petrograd city, Preceded by ...
Moisei Uritsky | |
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Моисей Урицкий | |
![]() Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky | |
Chief of Cheka of Petrograd city | |
In office March 10, 1918 – August 30, 1918 | |
Preceded by | Position created |
Succeeded by | Gleb Bokii |
People's Commissar of the North Commune | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1873-01-02)January 2, 1873 Cherkasy, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | August 30, 1918(1918-08-30) (aged 45) Petrograd, Russian SFSR |
Political party | RSDLP (1898–1903) Mensheviks (1903–1917) RCP (1917–1918) |
Alma mater | St. Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev (1897) |
Occupation | Chekist, political activist, and politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
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