LITVIN Michael I.

Litvin, Mikhail I. (1892, Transbaikalia region - 12/11/1938, Leningrad), one of the leaders of the state security service, State Security Commissioner of the 3rd rank (20.1.1938). From 1906 he worked on the fisheries of Lake Baikal, in printing. In March 1917 joined RSDLP (b). In 1917, before. Printers' union, the commissioner for the nationalization of printing Krasnoyarsk. In 1918, arrested a white counterintelligence, and in 1919 released. Since 1919, a compositor in the printing (Khabarovsk), the head of the clandestine group. Since January. 1920 Investigator of the local Cheka, later, the military commissar of the operational management of staff, Far Eastern Front, early. of the military intelligence department of the State policy of the Far Eastern Republic. In November. 1,921 demobilized from the Cheka to injury. In 1922 Secretary of the Far Eastern Bureau of the All, from 1923 before. Orlovsky, in 1926-29 the Kazakh Trade Union Council, in 1929-30 - the Central Asian Bureau of the All. In Central Asia, met with NI. Yezhov and began to enjoy his patronage. Supported Ezhova appointed in 1930 head. distribution department of the Central Asian bureau of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b). Then transferred Yezhov Moscow and in 1931 was appointed head. sector distribution department of planning and financial staff (then HR administrative bodies) of the CC CPSU (b). From 3.8.1932 deputy. Head. Division. In 1933-34 Head. personnel department, in 1934-35 industrial and transport, in 1935-36 the agricultural department of the CC CP (b) Ukraine. In 1936, 2 nd Secretary of the Kharkov regional party committee. After the People's Commissar Ezhov began, he has not forgotten about Litvin, and he was summoned to Moscow 15.10.1936 headed the personnel department of the Main Directorate of State Security (GUGB) NKVD. 8/12/1936 his department was reorganized in the Personnel Department NKVD and Litvin at the head of his. Supervised cleansing nominees i.i. Berries in the apparatus GUGB and the NKVD, said: "I cleaned the 14 thousand security officers". Participated in the work of the NKVD team to investigate the leadership of Armenia. 17/5/1937 transferred to the post early. 4-th (Secret-Political Department) GUGB NKVD, a number of data involved in the development and implementation of business NI. Bukharin. Since 1937 member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. 20/1/1938 appointed early. Office of the NKVD on Leninfadskoy area. Since his arrival in Leningrad appeared grim joke: "When Zakovsky were flowers, and when Litvin - sour grapes". Only from June 1 to August 1. arrested more than 6,5 thousand "participants of anti-Soviet, nationalist, rebel, sabotage and espionage forces". 10.11.1938, when it was clear that the days are numbered Ezhova, Litvin received orders to go to Moscow and 2 days later he shot himself. Found guilty of involvement in anti-Soviet organization. In 1956, rehabilitated.