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Solomon MogilevskiyLeading officer of the Cheka.
Country:
 Russia |
Content:
- Early Life and Revolutionary Activity
- Joining the Bolsheviks:
- Work in Russia:
- Arrests and Imprisonment:
- Military Service and Involvement in the Revolution
- October Revolution:
- Career in the Cheka and OGPU
- Work in the Cheka:
- Head of External Intelligence:
- Plenipotentiary Representative in Transcaucasia:
- Senior Roles in the OGPU:
- Death
Early Life and Revolutionary Activity
Birth and Education:Solomon Grigorievich Mogilevsky was born in 1885 in the Ekaterinoslav Governorate into a merchant family. He attended gymnasium and later studied law at the University of St. Petersburg.
Joining the Bolsheviks:
In 1903, Mogilevsky joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) in Pavlograd. He was arrested but later released on bail and emigrated. In 1905, he moved to Geneva and joined the Bolshevik faction led by Vladimir Lenin.
Work in Russia:
Upon his return to Russia in 1906, Mogilevsky served as a propagandist in various regions of the Ekaterinoslav organization. He also worked as a party organizer and propagandist in St. Petersburg.
Arrests and Imprisonment:
Mogilevsky was arrested multiple times for his revolutionary activities. He moved to Moscow in 1908 and temporarily distanced himself from active party work.
Military Service and Involvement in the Revolution
Military Service:During World War I, Mogilevsky served in a non-combatant army unit near Minsk. After the February Revolution of 1917, he was elected to the Minsk Committee of the RSDLP(b), the executive committee of the Minsk Soviet, and the Soldiers' Committee of the Western Front.
October Revolution:
In the October Revolution of 1917, Mogilevsky was in Minsk as a member of the Military Revolutionary Committee (MRC). He later returned to Ivanovo-Voznesensk and held various positions, including Commissioner of Industry, Commissioner of Justice, and Chairman of the Revolutionary Tribunal.
Career in the Cheka and OGPU
Joining the Cheka:In 1918, Mogilevsky was appointed Deputy Head of the Investigations Department of the People's Commissariat of Justice (Narkomjust) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR). He also served as a member of the College of Prosecutors of the Supreme Tribunal of the Republic.
Work in the Cheka:
Mogilevsky worked in the Saratov Governorate Cheka and in the organs of the Narkomjust of Ukraine. He was later appointed Deputy Chairman of the Revolutionary Tribunal of the 12th Army.
Head of External Intelligence:
In August 1921, Mogilevsky was appointed head of external intelligence for the All-Russian Extraordinary Commission (VCheka). He played a key role in ликвидации of the counter-revolutionary organization "National Center."
Plenipotentiary Representative in Transcaucasia:
In May 1922, Mogilevsky was sent as the Plenipotentiary Representative of the State Political Administration (GPU) to the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (ZSFSR). He also served as Chairman of the Transcaucasian Cheka and Commander of the internal and border troops of the ZSFSR.
Senior Roles in the OGPU:
From late 1923, Mogilevsky was a member of the Collegium of the OGPU under the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and Plenipotentiary Representative of the OGPU in the ZSFSR. He played a significant role in suppressing the anti-Soviet Menshevik rebellion in Georgia in 1924.
Death
Tragically, Mogilevsky died in an airplane crash in Georgia in 1925, along with the First Secretary of the Transcaucasian Regional Committee of the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks), A.F. Myasnikov, and the Minister of Posts and Telegraphs of the ZSFSR, G.A. Atarbekov.
