Grigory Aronshtam
Grigory Naumovich Aronshtam (1893 – 1938) served as the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, serving from 11 May 1928 until August 1930. In addition, he was the third and final person to hold the position of President of the Turkmen SSR before its responsibilities were merged with those of the General Secretary. He was the brother of Lazar Aronshtam, and like his brother, was executed during the Great Purge.[1]
He was succeeded as General Secretary by Yakov Popok.
References[]
- ^ "Grigori Naumovich Aronshtam". geni.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
Categories:
- 1893 births
- 1938 deaths
- People from Borzna
- People from Borznyansky Uyezd
- Party leaders of the Soviet Union
- Communist Party of Turkmenistan politicians
- Jews of the Russian Empire
- Ukrainian Jews
- Soviet Jews
- Great Purge victims from Ukraine
- People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm
- Jews executed by the Soviet Union
- Jewish Ukrainian politicians
- Jewish socialists
- Turkmenistan people stubs
- Central Asian politician stubs