Israel Pliner

Israel Pliner (Russian: Израиль Израилевич Плинер, Izrail Izrailevich Pliner; 22 January 1896 – 14 November 1938) was a Soviet officer and high functionary of the Soviet secret police. Notable posts include deputy chief of the Gulag from 1935 to 1937 and chief administrator of the Gulag from 16 August 1937 to 16 November 1938.^[1][2]

Israel Pliner
Израиль Плинер
Pliner in 1938
Head of the GULAG
In office 21 August 1937 – 14 November 1938
Preceded by	Matvei Berman
Succeeded by	Gleb Filaretov
Personal details
Born	22 January 1896 Pastavy, Vilna Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	23 February 1939 (aged 43) Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union
Cause of death	Execution
Party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Biography

Pliner was born in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. His parents were Jewish.^[3]

He joined the Red Army in 1919 and the Russian Communist Party (b) in 1922. Pilner was one of the main collaborators of Nikolai Yezhov, head of the NKVD in the years 1936–1938, and collaborator of other organizers of the Great Purge.

He was arrested on charges of counter-revolutionary activities in 1938 and executed in 1939^[3][4] at the NKVD's Kommunarka shooting ground.