STOMONYAKOV Boris Spiridonovich

Stomonyakov Boris Spiridonovich (1882, Bulgaria - 1941), diplomat. In 1900 joined the RSDLP, Bolshevik. For a long time in exile. In 1906 he returned to Russia. Arrested several times, but had not been subjected to serious harassment. In 1910 he walked away from the revolutionary movement. In 1915 he returned to Bulgaria and drafted into the army. In 1917 came to Russia. He worked for the Foreign Affairs Office. In 1920-25 trade representative in Berlin - one of the key positions in the Soviet foreign trade. Since 1934, Deputy. Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the USSR. In 1938, removed from office and arrested. Found guilty of spying for Germany and sentenced to death. Shot. In 1988, rehabilitated.