Casts Alexander

Slepkov Alexander (1899, Ryazan - 26.5.1937, Moscow), party activist, journalist. Educated in the Communist University YA.M. Sverdlov (1921) and the Institute of Red Professors (1924). In 1917 headed the Communist Party. He was arrested in Latvia for anti-state activities, but in 1918 released. In 1919 joined the RKP (b). In 1920-ies. taught at the Communist University. In 1924-28 he worked in the newspaper "Pravda", the journal "Bolshevik". At the same time a responsible instructor and head of. Agitation and Propaganda Department of the ECCI. In 1925 became the first editor of the "Komsomolskaya Pravda". He played against the line I.V. Stalin. In 1928, dismissed and transferred to the Mid-Volga Regional Committee of the CPSU (b) Head. Agitation and Propaganda Department, and 21/10/1930 expelled from the party "The Right of mistakes". 21/3/1931 reinstated in the party, in the same year again ruled in Feb.. 1932 again restored. 9/10/1932 in the third and last time expelled from the CPSU (b). 11.10.1932 Collegium of OGPU sentenced to 3 years of exile in Western Siberia. In 1933, together with the MN. Ryutin arrested. 16/4/1933 College of the OGPU in the case of "anti-Party group Slepkov and others (Bukharin school)" sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. He made several suicide attempts. 26/5/1937 sentenced to death on charges of anti-Soviet terrorist. Shot. In 1959, rehabilitated ..