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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
Georgy Pyatakov was born 18 August 1890, in Horodyshche in the Russian Empire. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party in 1910.
Death
Pyatakov was put on trial in 1937 as part of the Moscow trials, he was found guilty and sentenced to death.
References
- ↑ 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