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Nikolay ZiminSoviet statesman and party figure
Date of Birth: 01.01.1895
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Content:
- Early Life and Political Beginnings
- 1920:Head of the Transportation Department, Cheka
- 1926-1928:Responsible Secretary, Irkutsk Okrug Committee, CPSU
- 1932-1933:Second Secretary, North Caucasus Krai Committee, CPSU
- Purges in Yaroslavl
- Arrest and Execution
- Historical Significance
Early Life and Political Beginnings
Born:1895, Porkhov, Pskov GovernorateJoined Bolshevik Party:1915
Transportation and Political Roles
1919:Deputy Head of the Transportation Department, All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (Cheka)
1920:Head of the Transportation Department, Cheka
1926:Responsible Secretary, Irkutsk Guberniya Committee, Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU)
1926-1928:Responsible Secretary, Irkutsk Okrug Committee, CPSU
1929-1930:Deputy Head of the Organizational and Instructional Department, Central Committee, CPSU
1930-1932:Chairman, Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee for the East Siberian Region
1932-1933:Second Secretary, North Caucasus Krai Committee, CPSU
1933-1934:Deputy Head of the Political Department, People's Commissariat of Railways
Purges in Yaroslavl
1937:First Secretary, Yaroslavl Oblast Committee, CPSULaunched Repressions:Initiated mass political repressions, resulting in the exclusion of thousands from the party and the execution of hundreds
Arrest and Execution
1938:Arrested on charges of espionage and sabotage7 September 1938:Sentenced to death and executed
Rehabilitation and Legacy
1956:Posthumously rehabilitated by the Supreme Court
Listed as a victim of political repression by the Memorial Society
1936:Awarded the Order of Lenin for contributions to railway transportation
Historical Significance
Alexander Ivanovich Zimin played a significant role in Soviet transportation and politics. His involvement in the mass purges of Yaroslavl has left a dark mark on his legacy. His rehabilitation and recognition as a victim of political repression underscore the complexities and tragic consequences of Stalin's regime.
