FIGANTER Yuri Petrovich

Figanter Yuri Petrovich (real name - James Isaakovich) (1889 Odessa - 20.9.1937), the party leader. The son of an artisan. He worked as a turner in 1903 joined the RSDLP, Bolshevik. In 1906 he emigrated. In early 1909 sent to Moscow, Secretary of the Committee RSDLP. Autumn 1909 arrested. Released on February Revolution. Since May 1917 before. Kislovodsk Council and secretary of the committee RSDLP (b). In October. 1917 - May 1920 Member of the Caucasian Regional Committee of the RCP (6), in March-August. 1918 and December. 1918 - Feb.. 1919 People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the Terek Soviet Republic. One of the organizers of the "red terror" in the North Caucasus. Since March 1919 was on the underground work in the Caucasus. Since August. 1920 Member of the Krasnodar Regional Committee of the RCP (6) and before. Regional Council of Trade Unions. In August. 1920 - April. 1921 member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Caucasian Labor Army. Since December. 1921 member of the Caucasian Bureau of the RCP (6) and the All. In March 1921 Secretary of the Caucasian Bureau of the Central Committee and before. Caucasian Bureau of the All. On Feb.. 1922 Sibbyuro member of the RCP (6). Sibrevkom. prev. Siberian Bureau AUCCTU. Since December. Before 1924. Central unions Sovtorgsluzhaschih. Since January. 1930 Member of the Presidency and the beginning. home inspection VSNKh. In 1930, led the rout of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, after which the case of a large number of scientists have been transferred to the GPU. In 1925-34 a member of the CCC, CPSU (b), in 1927-30 a member of its presidium. Since August. 1936 Member of the Board of People's Commissariat of the forest industry of the USSR, beginning. Glavsevlesa, enterprises which are widely used slave labor of prisoners. In 1937, arrested. 20/9/1937 sentenced to death. Shot. In 1956, rehabilitated.