Lev Kamenev

Politician

1883 – 1936

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Who was Lev Kamenev?

Lev Borisovich Kamenev, born Rozenfeld, was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a prominent Soviet politician. He served briefly as the first head of state of Soviet Russia in 1917, and from 1923-24 the acting Premier in the last year of Vladimir Lenin's life. Under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, Kamenev fell out of favor and, following a show trial, was executed.

Kamenev was the brother-in-law of Leon Trotsky.

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Born
Jul 18, 1883
Moscow
Also known as
  • Лев Бори́сович Ка́менев
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Atheism
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • Soviet Union
Profession
Education
  • Moscow State University
Died
Aug 25, 1936
Moscow

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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