Aleksey Aleksandrovitsj Veselovskiy
1873–1937 (age 64)
Biography
Aleksey Aleksandrovitsj Veselovskiy (1873-1937) was a Russian intellectual who lived through one of history's most turbulent periods. His life spanned the final decades of the Russian Empire and the early years of Soviet rule, witnessing dramatic transformations in Russian society and culture.
Veselovskiy was executed at the Butovo firing range in 1937 during Stalin's Great Purge. His death was among the hundreds of thousands of executions carried out at this location, representing an immeasurable loss to Russian society and culture.