SEREDA Semen Pafnutevich

(1.11.1871, with. Setlovo Mglinskogo y. Chernigov Province. - 5.1933, Moscow). Zemsky statistics, party roar. Traffic s1889, a member RSDPR since 1903. He studied at the high school g. Roslavl. At age 18, joined the revolutionary populist circle in Smolensk (1888-1889), which was the most prominent figure. Serving sentences for participating in this circle, in June 1898 he returned to Smolensk, where he lived okolo10 years, led by the provincial statistical office zemstvos. Headed in Smolensk social democratic underground. Due to political persecution in 1908 he moved to Ryazan, where he headed the local Social-Democratic Party and was one of the leaders of the struggle for Soviet power in the province of Ryazan. In 1918 - 21 - People's Commissar of Agriculture of the RSFSR, later worked at the Supreme Economic Council and the State Planning Commission. In the former building of the Smolensk Province Zemstvo currently houses City Hall, Mr.. Smolensk. In building a memorial plaque on here Sereda.