Yakov Gamarnik
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yan Borisovich Gamarnik (Belarusian: Ян Гамарнік 1894-1937) was First Secretary of the Belarusian Communist Party from December 1928 to October 1929.[1] He was condemned for Trotskyist conspiracy after the Case of Trotskyist Anti-Soviet Military Organization in 1937; however, shortly before the trial he had actually been called upon by the Soviet government to be one of the judges for the accused. He inisisted on Tukhachevsky's (a prominent figure in the trial) innocence and later killed himself before he could be punished for his actions. Only after this was he added to the list of conspirators.
[edit] References
[edit] Sources
- Robert Conquest, The Great Terror: A Reassessment, Oxford University Press, May 1990, hardcover, ISBN 0-19-505580-2 pp 201-202;
- Several versions of Gamarnik biography
- Gamarnik in the Fleet, with photo
- Trotsky about gamarnik and others
 |
This Belarusian biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
