Mikhail Kaganovich

Mikhail Moiseyevich Kaganovich (Russian: Михаи́л Моисе́евич Кагано́вич; 16 October 1888 – 1 July 1941) was a Soviet politician. He was the older brother of Lazar Kaganovich. He was born in Kiev Governorate. Kaganovich joined the Bolsheviks in 1905 and during the Russian Civil War, he participated on the side of the Red Army. He was People's Commissar of Defence Industry from 1937 to 1939. People's Comissar of Aviation Industry from 1939 to 1940. In February 1941, Kaganovich was threatened with expulsion from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union at the 18th Conference. He committed suicide by shooting himself. Mikhail Kaganovich is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.

Mikhail Moiseyevich Kaganovich
Born16 October 1888
Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1 July 1941 (aged 52)
Political partyRSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1905–1918)
Russian Communist Party (1918–1941)
AwardsOrder of Lenin

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