Georgy Chicherin
Soviet revolutionary, politician, and diplomat (1872–1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Georgy Vasilyevich Chicherin (or Tchitcherin; Russian: Георгий Васильевич Чичерин; 24 November 1872 – 7 July 1936) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and a Soviet politician who served as the first People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs in the Soviet government from March 1918 to July 1930.
Quick Facts People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union, Premier ...
Georgy Chicherin | |
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Георгий Чичерин | |
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union | |
In office 6 July 1923 – 21 July 1930 | |
Premier | Vladimir Lenin Alexey Rykov |
Preceded by | None—post established |
Succeeded by | Maxim Litvinov |
People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs of the Russian SFSR | |
In office 9 April 1918 – 6 July 1923 | |
Premier | Vladimir Lenin |
Preceded by | Leon Trotsky |
Succeeded by | None—post abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1872-11-12)12 November 1872 Chicherin Estate, Karaul, Kirsanovsky Uyezd, Tambov, Russian Empire[lower-alpha 1] |
Died | 7 July 1936(1936-07-07) (aged 63) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | RSDLP (Mensheviks) (1905–1918) All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) (1918–1936) |
Profession | Statesman, diplomat |
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