Boris Shumyatsky
Soviet politician, diplomat, and film producer (1886–1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Zakharovich and the family name is Shumyatsky.
Boris Zakharovich Shumyatsky (Russian: Борис Захарович Шумяцкий; 16 November [O.S. 4 November] 1886 – 29 July 1938) was a Soviet politician, diplomat and the de facto executive producer for the Soviet film monopolies Soyuzkino and GUKF from 1930 to 1937. He was executed as a traitor in 1938, following a purge of the Soviet film industry, and much information about him was expunged from the public record as a consequence.[1]
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Boris Zakharovich Shumyatsky | |
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Борис Захарович Шумяцкий | |
Born | 16 November [O.S. 4 November] 1886 Verkhneudinsk, Verkhneudinsky Uyezd [ru], Transbaikal Oblast, Russian Empire (now Ulan-Ude, Republic of Buryatia, Russian Federation) |
Died | July 29, 1937(1937-07-29) (aged 50) |
Citizenship | Russian Empire Far Eastern Republic Soviet Union |
Awards | Several others (see below) |
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