Sergei Ivanovich Tiulpanov
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Major General Sergei Ivanovich Tiulpanov (1901-1987) was the director of the Propaganda Administration of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany
which governed eastern Germany
from 1945 - 1949.
Tiulpanov spoke fluent German. He was a strong supporter of Walter Ulbricht
and of the Sovietization of eastern Germany. He closely monitored the activities of the newly formed Socialist Unity Party of Germany
, which was to govern the country.
Tiulpanov considered himself a hardline Bolshevik
, and fell from favor as it became clear that Joseph Stalin
did not support his and Ulbricht's plans for the rapid establishment of socialism in eastern Germany. Tiulpanov was recalled from his post to Moscow
in 1949 on the basis that several members of his family and friends had been convicted of espionage.
Soviet Military Administration in Germany
The Soviet Military Administration in Germany was the Soviet military government, headquartered in Berlin-Karlshorst, that directly ruled the Soviet occupation zone of Germany from the German surrender in May 1945 until after the establishment of the German Democratic Republic in October...
which governed eastern 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...
from 1945 - 1949.
Tiulpanov spoke fluent German. He was a strong supporter of Walter Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht
Walter Ulbricht was a German communist politician. As First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971 , he played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany and later in the early development and...
and of the Sovietization of eastern Germany. He closely monitored the activities of the newly formed Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Socialist Unity Party of Germany
The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology...
, which was to govern the country.
Tiulpanov considered himself a hardline Bolshevik
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....
, and fell from favor as it became clear that Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin was the Premier of the Soviet Union from 6 May 1941 to 5 March 1953. He was among the Bolshevik revolutionaries who brought about the October Revolution and had held the position of first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee...
did not support his and Ulbricht's plans for the rapid establishment of socialism in eastern Germany. Tiulpanov was recalled from his post to Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1949 on the basis that several members of his family and friends had been convicted of espionage.
External links
- A report Tiulpanov prepared for Moscow on the activities of the SED, and the communication requesting permission to dismiss him.