Historical FigureMale
Jakov Michajlovič Sverdlov
1885 – 1919
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryYakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet politician. A key Bolshevik organizer of the October Revolution of 1917, Sverdlov served as chairman of the Secretariat of the Russian Communist Party from 1918 until his death in 1919, and as chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee from 1917 until his death in 1919.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 3, 1885
Nizhny Novgorod
Date of death
March 16, 1919
Moscow
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Russian Republic · Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Occupations & fields
politicianrevolutionary
- Field and occupation
- sovětský revolucionář a politik
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