
Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary (1886–1934)
Sergei Kirov was a prominent Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary who rose to leadership in the Communist Party during the 1920s and early 1930s. His assassination in 1934 became a pivotal moment in Soviet history, as Stalin used it as justification to launch brutal purges that killed thousands of party members and citizens.
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Personal details BornSergei Mironovich Kostrikov (1886-03-27)27 March 1886 Urzhum, Russia
Died1 December 1934(1934-12-01) (aged 48) Leningrad, Soviet Union
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