Boris Shumyatsky
1886–1938 (age 52)
Biography
Boris Shumyatsky was a Soviet politician and cultural administrator who held influential positions in the Soviet government. He was involved in various aspects of Soviet administration and played a role in shaping Soviet cultural and political institutions.
Shumyatsky was executed at the Kommunarka shooting ground in 1938 as part of the Great Purge. His death exemplified the ruthless elimination of prominent figures during this period of widespread political persecution in the Soviet Union.