Sujet
Soviet politician Sergei Kirov, 17th Congress of the Communist Party, Moscow, USSR, 1934. Artist: Anon
Légende
Soviet politician Sergei Kirov, 17th Congress of the Communist Party, Moscow, USSR, 1934. Kirov (1886-1934) rose through the Bolshevik ranks after the Russian Revolution to become head of the Communist Party organisation in Leningrad. He became the focus of opposition within the Party to the policies and leadership style of Stalin but was assassinated on 1 December 1934. Suspicion exists that Stalin ordered the assassination, but proof was never found. For his part, Stalin used the killing and its investigation as an opportunity to purge his opponents within the Party. Found in the collection of the State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia, Moscow.
Date
1934
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Fine Art Images
Notre référence
HRM19D90_161
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (1,5Mo) / 43,2cm x 29,0cm / 5099 x 3431 (300dpi)