Zi·nov·iev (z -n  v - f , zy-nôfyf), Grigori Evseyevich 1883-1936. Soviet politician who ruled with Stalin and Kamenev after Lenin's death (1924). He was later arrested (1934) and executed. |
Zinoviev [zɪˈnəʊvɪəf (Russian) ziˈnɔvjɪf]
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(Biographies / Zinoviev, Grigori Yevseevich (1883-1936) M, Russian, POLITICS: politician) Grigori Yevseevich, original name Ovsel Gershon Aronov Radomyslsky. 1883-1936, Soviet politician; chairman of the Comintern (1919-26) executed for supposed complicity in the murder of Kirov. He was the supposed author of the forged `Zinoviev letter' urging British Communists to revolt, publication of which helped to defeat (1924) the first Labour Government
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