Boris Bazhanov Борис Бажанов | |
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| Born | 9 August 1900 Mogilev-Podolskiy, Russian Empire |
| Died | 30 December 1982 Paris, France |
| Political orientation | Anti-communism |
Boris Grigoriyevich Bazhanov (9 August 1900 – 30 December 1982) was a counterrevolutionary who infiltrated the Soviet Politburo as a secretary.[1]
Early life
Bazhanov was born in 1900 and saw the Red Army enter Kiev in 1919. When the Civil War ended, he decided to infiltrate the Bolshevik Party and organize a counterrevolutionary coup.[1]
Infiltration
Bazhanov became Secretary of the Central Committee in 1923 and attended all Politburo meetings until he defected to the West in 1928.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ludo Martens (1996). Another View of Stalin: 'The Great Purge' (p. 112). [PDF] Editions EPO. ISBN 9782872620814