Mezhlauk Valery

Mezhlauk Valery Ivanovich (7.2.1893, Kharkiv - 29.7.1938), the party leader. The son of a teacher, a brother and. I. Mezhlauk. Educated in history and philology (1914) and Law (1917) Faculty of Kharkov University. In 1907 joined the RSDP, the Menshevik. In March-June 1917 - Menshevik Internationalist. In June 1917, adopted RSDLP (b). In 1917, a deputy Kharkov Board in October. 1917 members of the Kharkov Military Revolutionary Committee and staff for Combating Counter-Revolution. In Feb.-March 1918, the People's Commissar of Finance of the Republic Donetsk-Krivoy Rog, a member of the Donetsk Regional Committee of the RCP (b). When the Red Army left the territory of the republic, had brought the value of the State Bank of Ukraine (Kharkov) in Moscow. In May-June 1918 Deputy. prev. liquidation commission of the Soviet troops of the South Russia. At the end of 1918 was a member of the Revolutionary Military Council (PBC) 5 th and 10 th Armies. In January-June 1919 commissar and deputy. People's Commissar for Military Affairs of Ukraine, later a member of the FAR different armies. Since January. 1920 Member of the PBC 2 nd Railway Labor Army in Voronezh. Since 1920 Commissioner different railways. In 1921-22 Deputy. Chief Commissioner of Railway, in 1922-24 a member of the board of the People's Commissariat of Communications of the RSFSR and the USSR. In 1924-28 member of the Bureau, in 1928-31 Deputy. prev. Supreme Economic Council USSR. Simultaneously, from 1924 Deputy. prev. in 1926-28 before. Glavmetall VSNKh. Since 1927 a candidate member, since 1934 member of the CC, CPSU (b). On Nov.. 1931 1 st Vice. prev. in 25.4.1934 -25.2.1937 and October 7. - Dec. 1. Before 1937. State Planning Commission of the SNK and vice. prev. SNK, and in 1934-37, and also vice. prev. SRT. One of the main theorists and organizers of the system of Soviet planning and distribution, the author of "The planned work and measures to improve it". Supporter of legislative methods of economic management. Under his leadership, to industrialize the USSR, and Mezhlauk was its chief theorist, executive editor of "For Industrialization". On Feb.. 1937 People's Commissar of Heavy Industry of the USSR, in August-Sept-1937 the Commissar of the USSR Engineering. 1/12/1937 arrested. Sentenced to death. Shot. In 1956, rehabilitated.