| Vsevolod Balytsky | |
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| People's Commissar for Internal Affairs of Ukraine (NKVS) | |
In office 15 July 1934 – 11 May 1937 | |
| Succeeded by | Israel Leplevsky |
| Far Eastern Commander of the NKVD | |
In office April 1937 – July 1937 | |
| Preceded by | Terenty Deribas |
| Succeeded by | Genrikh Lyushkov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vsevolod Apollonovych Balytsky November 27, 1892 Verkhnodniprovsk, Katerynoslav Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 27, 1937 (aged 45) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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Vsevolod Apollonovych Balytsky (Ukrainian: Всеволод Аполлонович Балицький; Russian: Всеволод Аполлонович Балицкий; 27 November 1892 – 27 November 1937) was a Commissar of State Security 1st Class (equivalent to Four-star General) of the NKVD and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Balytsky was born in Verkhnodniprovsk, Yekaterinoslav Governorate.
He directed the NKVS of Ukraine during the Great Famine.
On 11 May 1937, he was transferred to the Far East, becoming Commander of the NKVD.
During the Great Purge he was arrested on 7 July 1937. Later, on 27 November 1937, he was sentenced to death and shot the same day in Moscow, then buried at Kommunarka.
External links[]
- The information in this article is based on that in its Ukrainian, Russian and French equivalents.
- Shapoval, Y. Truth of details. Mirror Weekly. 17 August 2012
The original article can be found at Vsevolod Balitsky and the edit history here.