Nicholas Nicholas ZHURID Galaktionovich

Nikolay Nikolaev Zhurid Galaktionovich (Feb.. 1897, Konotop Chernigov province - 6.2.1940), one of the leaders of the State Security, the Commissioner of the State Security 3rd Rank (29.11.1935). The son of a landlord. He studied at the Faculty of St. Vladimir of Kiev University (not finished). Educated at the Odessa school ensigns (1917). Since June 1916 worked as a clerk on the railway. In January. 1,917 called up for army reserve regiment Warrant Officer (Moscow). In December. 1917 and discharged in Feb.. 1918 joined the Red Army. Since March 1918 he worked in exploration, first in the registration management of field staff of the Red Army, then in Kiev enlistment. In June 1919 transferred to the bodies of the Cheka, he served in the special sector 12-Army. Kiev Military District. In January. 1920 joined the RKP (b), but next year is excluded as an intellectual and an alien element ". Since 1920 - in the organs of the KGB in Ukraine. Since 1922 the beginning. counterintelligence and vice. early. of the foreign department of the embassy of the GPU on the Right Bank Ukraine.
04/07/1923 - 01/01/1930 early. counterintelligence department of the embassy of the OGPU in the North Caucasus, in 1928 again joined the Communist Party (b). From 1.1.1930 assistant early. counterintelligence department of the OGPU USSR. In 1930-32 - in leadership positions in the Special Division of the OGPU. From 21/11/1932 2 nd Deputy. OGPU plenipotentiary in the North Caucasus, from 5.1.1934 1 st Vice. envoy, the beginning. Office of the NKVD on the edge of the Azov-Black Sea. 4/1/1935 Nikolaev Zhurid transferred to Leningrad Deputy. early. NKVD, actively participated in the campaign of repression after the death of SM. Kirov. Since the beginning 28/11/1936. Operations Division (2 nd), the General Directorate of State Security (GUGB) NKVD, one of the nominees and closest associates NI. Yezhov. On 14.6.1937 beginning. 5-th (Special) Division GUGB. One of the main organizers of mass terror in the ranks of the top commanders of the Red Army. 28/3/1938 transferred to the post early. 3rd (counterintelligence) Division 1-st of the NKVD of the USSR, at the same time on April 20. on May 28, 1938 Nikolaev-Zhurid was a Deputy. early. 2-nd (no special departments) control, and from 9/6/1938 - 1-th (state security). At the next reorganization of the NKVD 29/9/1938 Nikolaev Zhurid began early. 3rd (counterintelligence) Department GUGB. By this time the star Ezhova already rolled, and although he remained in office Commissar, most cases are concentrated in the hands of L.P. Beria, who began arresting companions 'Iron Commissar'. 25/10/1939 Nikolaev Zhurid was arrested. 4/2/1940 sentenced to death. Shot.