Melnikov Boris

Melnikov, Boris Nikolayevich (1896-1937), diplomat. In 1916 he joined the RSDLP, Bolshevik. In 1923 he transferred to the diplomatic work. In 1923-24 an authorized employee of the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs (NCID) in Harbin. In 1924-28 Head. Division of the Far East NCID. In 1928-29 the consul general in Harbin and board member of CEL. In this position M. became the chief Soviet representative in Harbin - a city, is officially under the jurisdiction of the Board of CEL and, thus, the Soviet Union (but with some restrictions). In 1930-31 the consul general in Harbin. In 1931, Charge d'Affaires in Japan. In 1933-35 authorized NCID executive committee of the USSR in the Far. In 1935 moved to the Party work. In 1937, arrested. Sentenced to death. Shot. He was posthumously rehabilitated.