Grigori Sokolnikov

1888 - 1939

Grigori Sokolnikov

Soviet politician.

Was Grigori Sokolnikov Jewish?
Yes, Grigori Sokolnikov was Jewish.
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Sokolnikov was a member of the Politburo, the highest policy-making authority within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

• He held joint control with Stalin over Bolshevik newspapers after Lenin was forced into hiding in 1917.

• Later, Sokolnikov was executed during the Great Purge as a result of his outspoken opposition to Stalin.

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Source: The Jerusalem Post
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