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Zinoviev was a member of the Bolshevik faction from its creation in 1903, and one of Lenin's closest associates. He returned to Russia in 1917 in a sealed train with Lenin, but later lost favor due to his opposition to the Bolshevik seizure of power in October. When it came to real action, Zinoviev shrank from the proposed revolutionary coup and on October 10, 1917, he and Kamenev were the only two Central Committee members to vote against Lenin on the issue of staging the armed action which was to place the Bolsheviks in power.
Zinoviev took virtually no part in the October revolution, and Lenin did not forget his faint-heartedness. However, Zinoviev soon returned to the fold, and became a member of the powerful PolitburoThe Politburo ( in Russian: , known as the Presidium from 1952 to 1966, functioned as the central policymaking and governing body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The body was made up of the top members of the Central Committee. In theory, it a from 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus, as well as the head of the CominternMoscow and Petrograd (now Saint Petersburg) in May 1919. The slogan at the top says "proletarians of all countries, unite!" The Comintern (from Com munist Intern ational), also known as the Third International was an international Communist organization f.
He was one of the most powerful figures in the USSR after Lenin's death in 1924Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 See also 1924 in aviation 1924 in film 1924 in literature 1924 in mu. Initially, he, along with his close associate Lev KamenevLev Borisovich Kamenev ( Russian: his original family name was Rosenfeld ) ( July 6 (old calendar) / July 18 (new calendar) 1883 August 25, 1936) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a prominent Soviet politician, an early member of the powerful Politburo., formed part of a ruling triumvirate in the Communist PartyFor other usage of the initials CPSU see CPSU (disambiguation). The Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( Russian: was the name used by the successors of the Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party from 1952 to 1991, but the wordin with Josef Stalin, and played a key role in the marginalisation of Leon Trotsky. Stalin began to sideline Zinoviev once Trotsky was subdued and he had consolidated his powerbase in the party. Zinoviev and Kamenev were removed from positions of influence within the party and government.
As part of Stalin's Great Purges, Zinoviev, Kamenev, and others were arrested in 1935 and charged with being involved in the assassination of Sergei Kirov, a murder possibly staged by Stalin himself. Found guilty, Zinoviev was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. The following year, he was charged with forming a terrorist organization to kill Joseph Stalin and other leaders of the government. Along with Lev Kamenev, he was found guilty and executed on August 25, 1936.
Zinoviev is remembered in Britain as the putative author of the ' Zinoviev Letter' which caused a sensation when published on October 25, 1924, four days before a general election. The letter called on British Communists to prepare for revolution. It is now generally accepted to have been a forgery.
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