Israel Pliner
Israel Pliner | |
|---|---|
Израиль Плинер | |
 Pliner in 1938 | |
| Head of the GULAG | |
| In office 21 August 1937 – 14 November 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Matvei Berman |
| Succeeded by | Gleb Filaretov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 January 1896 |
| Died | 23 February 1939 (aged 43) |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Israel Pliner (Russian: Израиль Израилевич Плинер, Izrail Izrailevich Pliner; 22 January 1896 – 14 November 1938) was a Soviet officer and high functionary of the Soviet secret police. Notable posts include deputy chief of the Gulag from 1935 to 1937 and chief administrator of the Gulag from 16 August 1937 to 16 November 1938.[1][2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Pliner was born in the Vilna Governorate of the Russian Empire. His parents were Jewish.[3]
He joined the Red Army in 1919 and the Russian Communist Party (b) in 1922. Pilner was one of the main collaborators of Nikolai Yezhov, head of the NKVD in the years 1936–1938, and collaborator of other organizers of the Great Purge.
He was arrested on charges of counter-revolutionary activities in 1938 and executed in 1939[3][4] at the NKVD's Kommunarka shooting ground.
References
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- ^ "Плинер Израиль Израилевич" at hrono.ru, citing books:
- Залесский К.А. Империя Сталина. Биографический энциклопедический словарь. Москва, Вече, 2000
- В. Абрамов. Евреи в КГБ. Палачи и жертвы. М., Яуза - Эксмо, 2005.
- 1896 births
- 1939 deaths
- Belarusian Jews
- Jewish socialists
- NKVD officers
- Gulag governors
- Executed Great Purge perpetrators from Belarus
- Great Purge victims from Belarus
- Jews executed by the Soviet Union
- People executed for treason against the Soviet Union
- Deaths by firearm in Russia
- Soviet rehabilitations
- People executed by the Soviet Union by firearm