ZAPOROZHETS Ivan

Zaporozhec Ivan (1885, near Melitopol - Aug. 1937), one of the leaders of the state security. He was a member of the Party after its dissolution borotbistov.a joined the RKP (b). In 1920-ies. worked abroad, then early. 4-th branch (foreign trade) of the Economic Department of the OGPU. Later early. Department of information and political control, which in March 1931 became a member of the secret-of-political affairs, and became deputy Zaporozhets. early. Department. In 1932 was appointed deputy. early. Leningrad NKVD Fd. Bear, and, supposedly, he had to enter in the course of affairs, and soon replaced Bear. He brought with him from Moscow's own staff, led by Bear's excellent domestic politics in Leningrad. During the murder SM. Kirov Zaporozhec out of town - from August. 1934 he was receiving treatment in hospital, and from Nov.. - In a sanatorium in Sochi. After Kirov's murder was dismissed from office, and then arrested. He was sentenced to short sentences and was appointed to a leadership position in the gulag. After the arrival of the NKVD NI. Yezhov case 3. initiated a new investigation. Sentenced to death. Shot.