YEVDOKIMOV Yefim G.

Evdokimov Yefim G. (1891 - 02.02.1940), one of the leaders of the state security. In 1911 he joined the anarcho-syndicalists. In 1918 joined the RKP (b). Participated in the October Revolution in Moscow. In 1918, joined the Red Army. In June-Dec. Early 1919. Special Department of the Moscow Cheka. Supervised the arrest and trial for "Staff of the Volunteer Army of the Moscow district" - clandestine officers' organization. Apply "physical measures". Upon investigation, staff members were shot. Since January. 1920 Deputy. early. Special Section of the Southwestern and Southern Fronts. Organizer of the investigation of "RESCUE Committee of Ukraine. Supervised the destruction of "nationalists". After the Civil War in senior positions in the hcp OPGU, beginning. Secret-Political Department that deal with political opponents. Opposed i.i. Berries. Since 1934 member of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b). One of the few officers of the NKVD, who tried to somehow, but not particularly active, to speak out against obvious fraud investigation cases. Since January. 1934 1 st secretary of the North Caucasus, in 1937 the Azov-Black Sea and the Rostov regional committee of the CPSU (b). In 1937 was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Since May 1938 Deputy. People's Commissar of Water Transport of the USSR. 9/11/1938 arrested. 2/2/1940 sentenced to death. Shot. In 1956, rehabilitated and restored in the party.