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Georgy Pyatakov Юрій П'ятаков | |
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| Born | 18 August 1890 Horodyshche, Russian Empire |
| Died | 30 January 1937 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political orientation | Trotskyism |
Georgy (Yuri) Leonidovich Pyatakov (18 August 1890 – 30 January 1937) was a Soviet revolutionary and politician. In 1917, he and Bukharin took a chauvinist stance on the national question and rejected self-determination.[1] He was executed in 1937 for involvement in counterrevolutionary sabotage.[2]
Early Life[edit | edit source]
Georgy Pyatakov was born 18 August 1890, in Horodyshche in the Russian Empire. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party in 1910.
Death[edit | edit source]
Pyatakov was put on trial in 1937 as part of the Moscow trials, he was found guilty and sentenced to death.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Joseph Stalin (1939). History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): 'The Bolshevik Party in the Period of Preparation and Realization of the October Socialist Revolution'. [MIA]
- ↑ Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'The Great Purge' (p. 125). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814