Pyotr Voykov
Soviet diplomat, politician, and regicide (1888–1927) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pyotr Lazarevich Voykov (Russian: Пётр Лазаревич Войков; Ukrainian: Петро Лазарович Войков, romanized: Petro Lazarovych Voikov; party aliases: Пётрусь and Интеллигент, or Piotrus and Intelligent) (August 13 [O.S. August 1] 1888 – June 7, 1927) was a Ukrainian Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet diplomat known as one of the participants in the decision to execute the former Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family members.
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Пётр Войков | |
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Soviet Union to Poland | |
In office November 8, 1924 – June 7, 1927 | |
Preceded by | Leonid Obolensky |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Bogomolov |
Chairman of the Yekaterinburg City Duma | |
In office December 2, 1917 – July 26, 1918 | |
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Born | Pyotr Lazarevich Voykov (1888-08-13)August 13, 1888 Kerch, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | June 7, 1927(1927-06-07) (aged 38) Warsaw, Poland |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
Political party | RSDLP (Menshevik) RSDLP (Bolsheviks) Communist Party |
Spouse | Adelaide Abramovna Belenkina |
Children | Pavel Petrovich Voykov |
Alma mater | University of Geneva |
Known for | Participation in the Execution of the Romanov family |
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Minister Plenipotentiary of the Soviet Union to the Polish Republic (1924–1927), he was assassinated in Warsaw by a White émigré. The use of Voykov's name in toponymy in modern Russia has been a cause of notable controversy.