Gustav Klinger
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Gustav Klinger (1876 – 1937? or 1943) was a Russian
Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
politician. Klinger joined the Party in 1917 in time for the
revolution In political science, a revolution (Latin: ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental and relatively sudden change in political power and political organization which occurs when the population revolts against the government, typically due ...
and was leader of the Volga German Soviet government 1918. He became business manager for the newly founded
Communist International The Communist International (Comintern), also known as the Third International, was a Soviet-controlled international organization founded in 1919 that advocated world communism. The Comintern resolved at its Second Congress to "struggle by ...
in 1919, and was elected to the Comintern Executive Committee in 1920. Klinger held various governmental posts in the Soviet Union during the 1920s. He was eventually killed during the Stalinist
purges In history, religion and political science, a purge is a position removal or execution of people who are considered undesirable by those in power from a government, another organization, their team leaders, or society as a whole. A group undertak ...
, probably in 1937.


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1876 births 1930s deaths Year of birth uncertain Old Bolsheviks Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Executive Committee of the Communist International Great Purge victims from Russia Volga German people {{USSR-stub