Artur Artuzov

Artur Artuzov
Image of Artuzov on a commemorative Russian stamp, 2002
Head of the INO
In office
?? 1931  May 1935
Preceded byMikhail Trilisser
Succeeded byAbram Slutsky
Personal details
Born
Artur Eugene Leonard Fraucci

February 18, 1891
Tver region, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 21, 1937(1937-08-21) (aged 46)
Moscow, USSR
Cause of deathExecution
Political partyCPSU (1917–1937)
OccupationIntelligence officer
Known forRole in the "Trust"

Artur Khristyanovich Artuzov (name at birth: Artur Eugene Leonard Fraucci) (Russian: Арту́р Христиа́нович Арту́зов (Фра́учи); 18 February 1891 – 21 August 1937) was a leading figure in the Soviet international intelligence and counter-intelligence and security officer and spymaster of the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 1930s.