Ivan Maisky
Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky | |
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Иван Михайлович Майский | |
Maisky in 1941 | |
| Soviet ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 15 October 1932 – 12 August 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Grigory Sokolnikov |
| Succeeded by | Fedor Gusev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1884 Kirillov, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 September 1975 (aged 91) Moscow, RSFSR |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Profession | Diplomat, civil servant |
Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky (also transliterated as "Maysky"; Russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Ма́йский) (19 January 1884 – 3 September 1975) was a Soviet diplomat, historian and politician who served as the Soviet Union's ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1932 to 1943, including much of the period of the Second World War.