Aleksandr Zarubin ( ''Aleksandr Zarubin'') was a

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, and

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. There is a little or no information of Zarubin. He was a secretary (minister) of the Ukrainian government, however he held a position that was assigned to the Russian minority representative. That was by the request of the

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that demanded to have several members of Russian political background. Later, after the dismissal of the first government and its reorganization in the next government, Zarubin held two positions. From July until the end of autumn he served as the state controller, beside his secretarial assignment as the secretary of Post and Telegraph services. Zarubin also was elected to the delegation together with

Volodymyr Vynnychenko Volodymyr Kyrylovych Vynnychenko (; – March 6, 1951) was a Ukrainian statesman, political activist, writer, playwright and artist who served as the first List of prime ministers of Ukraine, prime minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic.< ...

and Ivan Steshenko that was scheduled to meet with the government of

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on 21 October, which was accusing the Vynnychenko's government in separatism. Later, that meeting was canceled due to the Bolshevik coup-d'etat. Zarubin's further fate is unknown.

Sources

* ''Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies'' (in 10 volumes), editor

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. "Molode Zhyttia" Paris, New-York; 1954—1989. * Minor dictionary of history of Ukraine, editor Valeriy Smoliy. — "Lybid", Kyiv; 1997.

External links

List of SR party members
the site claims him to be affiliated with the Ukrainian SR, however the position that he served was assigned to the Russian politicians therefore he could not have been affiliated with the Ukrainian SR.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zarubin, Aleksandr People from Kiev Governorate Socialist Revolutionary Party politicians Year of death uncertain State controllers of Ukraine Communications ministers of Ukraine Members of the Central Council of Ukraine 20th-century Ukrainian politicians