Lev Khinchuk
Lev Khinchuk | |
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Лев Хинчук | |
Lev Khinchuk prior to 1922 | |
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| Born | November 28, 1868 Poltava, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 7, 1939 (aged 70) Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Political party | CPSU (1898–1939) |
| Education | University of Bern |
| Occupation | politician, statesman, diplomat |
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Lev Mikhailovich Khinchuk (16 November 1868, Poltava – 7 March 1939) was a Soviet politician, statesman and diplomat.
Originally he was a member of the Menshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) until 1919, when he applied for membership of the Russian Communist Party (Bolshevik). He was elected a member of the executive committee of the Saint Petersburg Soviet during the 1905 Russian Revolution. Following its defeat he was voted onto the executive committee of the 4th Central Committee of the RSDLP. From 1919-1939 he served as a Soviet official in numerous positions and agencies. He was executed on false charges in 1939 during the Great Purge, and rehabilitated in 1956.