Yuren Konstantin

Yurenev (real name - Krotovsky) Konstantin (1888, Dvinsk - 1.8.1938) diplomat. Son of a railroad watchman. In 1905 joined RSDLP, Bolshevik, Al 1913 "mezhrayonets". Conducted party work in St. Petersburg. In 1916, drafted into the army, fled, was arrested as a deserter, and again fled. In 1917, a member of the executive committee of the Petrograd Soviet, among other "Interdistrictite" was passed in RSDLP (b). Since Sept.. 1917 members of the Central commandant's office, before. Office of the Chief of Staff of the Red Guard and a member of the Petrograd Military Revolutionary Committee. Since December. 1917 Member of the Board of People's Commissariat for Military Affairs of the RSFSR, while in 1918-19 a member of the All-Russia panel to form the Red Army, before. Office All-Russia military commissioners. In fact, through subordinate commissioners exercised total control over the activities of military specialists. Vapr.-Aug. 1919 member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the East, howling. January 1919. 1920 Western Front. Since 1920 member of the Moscow Committee of the RCP (b), before. Kursk executive committee. In 1920, belonged to a group of "democratic centralism" ( "Democratic Centralists). Since June 1921 the foreign service: Ambassador in Bukhara, from the beginning of 1922 - in Latvia, since 1923 - in Czechoslovakia since 1924 - in Italy, since 1925 - in Iran. In 1927 he was appointed ambassador to Austria. In 1933-37 Ambassador to Japan. 16/6/1937 recalled to the Soviet Union and was appointed ambassador to Germany, but was soon arrested. 1/8/1938 sentenced to death. Shot. In 1956, rehabilitated.