Alexander Schlichter
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Alexander Grigorievich Schlichter (Александр Григорьевич Шлихтер) (1868-1940) was a Ukrainian Bolshevik
politician.
Schlichter's grandfather, originally from western Germany
, settled in what is the present-day Poltava Oblast
of Ukraine
in 1818. Schlichter was ethnically one-quarter German and three-fourths Ukrainian.
Following studies at Kharkiv University
, Schlichter joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
in 1891. He was involved in the technical production of the illegal Bolshevik paper Proletary
while it was produced in the Russian Empire
(1904-1906).
After the Bolshevik seizure of power he succeeded Vladimir Milyutin
as People's Commissar for Agriculture. He also was People's Commissar for Food of the R.S.F.S.R., Commissar Extraordinary for Food in Siberia
. In 1919 he became People's Commissar for Food of the Ukraine
.
In 1920 he was Chairman of the Tambov
Gubernia Executive Committee, and was involved in the suppression of the Tambov Rebellion
.
In April 1927 he attended the Fourth Congress of Soviets as commissar of agriculture in the Ukrainian Republic. Here he described 10% of the rural population of Ukraine as being "surplus".
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
politician.
Schlichter's grandfather, originally from western Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, settled in what is the present-day Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava.Other important cities within the oblast include: Komsomolsk, Kremenchuk, Lubny and Myrhorod.-Geography:...
of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
in 1818. Schlichter was ethnically one-quarter German and three-fourths Ukrainian.
Following studies at Kharkiv University
Kharkiv University
The University of Kharkiv or officially the Vasyl Karazin Kharkiv National University is one of the major universities in Ukraine, and earlier in the Russian Empire and Soviet Union...
, Schlichter joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party , also known as Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party or Russian Social Democratic Party, was a revolutionary socialist Russian political party formed in 1898 in Minsk to unite the various revolutionary organizations into one party...
in 1891. He was involved in the technical production of the illegal Bolshevik paper Proletary
Proletary
Proletary was an illegal Russian Bolshevik newspaper edited by Lenin; it was published from September 3, 1906 until December 11, 1909. A total of fifty issues having appeared. Active participants in the editorial work were M. F. Vladimirsky, V. V. Vorovsky, I. F. Dubrovinsky, Anatoly Lunacharsky...
while it was produced in the Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
(1904-1906).
After the Bolshevik seizure of power he succeeded Vladimir Milyutin
Vladimir Milyutin
Vladimir Pavlovich Milyutin was a Bolshevik leader who was appointed People's Commissar of Agriculture in 1917....
as People's Commissar for Agriculture. He also was People's Commissar for Food of the R.S.F.S.R., Commissar Extraordinary for Food in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
. In 1919 he became People's Commissar for Food of the Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
In 1920 he was Chairman of the Tambov
Tambov Oblast
Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...
Gubernia Executive Committee, and was involved in the suppression of the Tambov Rebellion
Tambov Rebellion
The Tambov Rebellion which occurred between 1920 and 1921 was one of the largest and best-organized peasant rebellions challenging the Bolshevik regime during the Russian Civil War. The uprising took place in the territories of the modern Tambov Oblast and part of the Voronezh Oblast, less than...
.
In April 1927 he attended the Fourth Congress of Soviets as commissar of agriculture in the Ukrainian Republic. Here he described 10% of the rural population of Ukraine as being "surplus".