Nikolai Yezhov
Known for Acting · 3 credits
- Born
- 1895-04-20
- Died
- 1940-02-04
- Place of birth
- St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
- Also known as
- Николай Ежов · Н. Ежов · Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov · Ezhov
Biography
Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov (Russian: Николай Иванович Ежов, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ (j)ɪˈʐof]; 1 May 1895 – 4 February 1940), also spelt Ezhov, was a Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin who was head of the NKVD from 1936 to 1938, at the height of the Great Purge. Yezhov organized mass arrests, torture, and executions during the Great Purge, but he fell out of favour with Stalin and was arrested, subsequently admitting in a confession to a range of anti-Soviet activity including "unfounded arrests" during the Purge. He was executed in 1940 along with others who were blamed for the Purge.
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Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (2)
About Nikolai Yezhov
Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov (Russian: Николай Иванович Ежов, IPA: [nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ (j)ɪˈʐof]; 1 May 1895 – 4 February 1940), also spelt Ezhov, was a Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin who was head of the NKVD from 1936 to 1938, at the height of the Great Purge. Yezhov organized mass arrests, torture, and executions during the Great Purge, but he fell out of favour with Stalin and was arrested, subsequently admitting in a confession to a range of anti-Soviet activity including "unfounded arrests" during the Purge. He was execu… With 3 credits spanning from 1937 to 2020, Nikolai Yezhov has appeared in 2 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Nikolai Yezhov Movies
- Stalin and the Katyn Massacre (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
- Bogatyrs Of The Motherland (1937)
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