Sofia Dzerzhinskaya
Sofia Dzerzhinskaya | |
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Sofia Dzerzhinskaya | |
| Born | Sofia Muszkat December 4, 1882 |
| Died | February 27, 1968 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Chopin University of Music |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1917-) Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (1905-1917) Social Democracy of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania (-1918) |
| Spouse | Felix Dzerzhinsky |
| Children | Jan Dzerzhinsky |
| Awards | Order of Lenin Order of the Banner of Labour Order of the Red Banner of Labour |
Sofia Sigizmundovna Dzerzhinskaya (born Muszkat; Polish: Zofia Dzierżyńska—Muszkat; Russian: Софья Сигизмундовна Дзержинская—Мушкат; 4 December 1882 – 27 February 1968) was a leading Polish Social Democrat and later Communist politician. During World War II, she was director of the Polish language Tadeusz Kościuszko radio station, broadcasting the communist messages into occupied Poland.