Vyacheslav Ivanovich Zof (Вячеслав Иванович Зоф in
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) (December 1889,
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- June 20, 1937) was a Soviet military figure and a
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of
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ethnicity.
Zof joined the
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movement in 1910. Three years later he became a member of the
Russian Social Democratic Labour PartyThe Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, or RSDLP , also known as the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party and the 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...
(RSDLP). During
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, Zof worked as a fitter at an arms factory in
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, where he was in charge of the Bolshevist
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. After the
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in 1917, Zof led the Bolsheviks' organization in Sestroretsk and was a deputy of the
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.
In July 1917, he prepared fake identity papers for
Vladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin , born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov , was the Bolshevik Leader of the 1917 October Revolution, and the first Head of State of the Soviet Union; in the course of his political career, he used the pseudonyms Lenin, V. I. Lenin, Nikolai Lenin, and N. Lenin...
and organized his move from Petrograd to Razliv at the request of the RSDLP
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.
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Zof (Вячеслав Иванович Зоф in
RussianRussian is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages, and the largest native language in Europe...
) (December 1889,
DubnoDubno is a city located on the Ikva River in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Dubno Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
- June 20, 1937) was a Soviet military figure and a
statesmanA statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
of
CzechCzechs are a western Slavic people of Central Europe, living predominantly in the Czech Republic. Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, U.S., Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Russia and other countries...
ethnicity.
Biography
Zof joined the
revolutionaryA revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavour...
movement in 1910. Three years later he became a member of the
Russian Social Democratic Labour PartyThe Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party, or RSDLP , also known as the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party and the 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...
(RSDLP). During
World War IWorld War I , also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance...
, Zof worked as a fitter at an arms factory in
SestroretskSestroretsk is a municipal town under jurisdiction of Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland and Sestra River some 34 km northwest of St. Petersburg...
, where he was in charge of the Bolshevist
undergroundUnderground Resistance is a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. They are the most militantly political example of modern Detroit Techno, with a grungy, four-track musical aesthetic and a strictly anti-mainstream business strategy...
. After the
February RevolutionThe February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. It occurred March 8–12 and its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the collapse of Imperial Russia and the end of the Romanov dynasty. The non-Communist Russian Provisional Government under...
in 1917, Zof led the Bolsheviks' organization in Sestroretsk and was a deputy of the
Petrograd SovietThe Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies , usually called the Petrograd Soviet , was the soviet in Petrograd , Russia, established in March 1917 after the February Revolution as the representative body of the city's workers.The Petrograd Soviet became important during the Russian...
.
In July 1917, he prepared fake identity papers for
Vladimir LeninVladimir Ilyich Lenin , born Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov , was the Bolshevik Leader of the 1917 October Revolution, and the first Head of State of the Soviet Union; in the course of his political career, he used the pseudonyms Lenin, V. I. Lenin, Nikolai Lenin, and N. Lenin...
and organized his move from Petrograd to Razliv at the request of the RSDLP
Central CommitteeA central Committee is commonly the central executive unit of a Leninist or Communist party, whether ruling or non-ruling. In a Communist party, the Central Committee is made up of delegates elected at a Party Congress...
. Zof would then establish contact between Lenin and the Central Committee.
In 1918-1919, he was appointed brigade and division
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and supplies manager for the 3rd Army of the Eastern Front. In 1919-1920, Zof was a member of the
Revolutionary Military CouncilRevolutionary Military Council of the Republic or Revvoyensoviet Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic or Revvoyensoviet Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic or Revvoyensoviet (Революционный Военный Совет, Revolyutsionny Voyenny Sovyet; Реввоенсовет, Revvoyensovyet; also...
of the
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and a member of the Petrograd defense committee. In 1921-1924, he held a post of a commissar at the office of the
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of the naval forces of the Republic. Between December 1924 and 1926, Zof was the
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of the naval forces and member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR. In 1927-1929, he headed the
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(Soviet Commercial Fleet) office. In 1930-1931, Zof was a deputy People's Commissar of Railroad Transportation. In 1931, he was appointed first deputy People's Commissar of Water Transportation.
Later Zof fell into disgrace and was appointed director of the "Kompresor" factory in
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. In 1937, he was arrested, sentenced to death on June 19 and executed the next day.
He was rehabilitated in 1956.
Source
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