Jegor Solovjov (also spelled Georgi Solovjov, Jegor Solovjev, Jegor Solovjev; 11 November 1871,

Vasknarva Vasknarva (, Syrenets; ) is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Geography The settlement is located on the northern shore of Lake Peipus, on the left bank of the Narva River headwaters forming the border wi ...

– 29 January 1942,

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) was an

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n politician. Solovjov was born in 1871 in Vasknarva (now

Alutaguse Parish Alutaguse Parish () is a rural municipality in Ida-Viru County. The administrative centre is Iisaku.http://www.alutagusevald.ee/ (accessed 5 March 2020) Settlements ;Boroughs Iisaku, Mäetaguse ;Villages There are 73 villages: Religion ...

), in the Wierland County of the

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. He was a farmer and patron for more than 20 years. He was elected to the

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from 1923 to 1926 as a member of a coalition of pro-Russian parties. Solovjov was arrested on 27 April 1941. He died on 29 January 1942 in Gorky Oblast.

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1871 births 1942 deaths People from Alutaguse Parish Politicians from Ida-Viru County People from Kreis Wierland Estonian people of Russian descent Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Estonian people who died in Soviet detention People who died in the Gulag {{Estonia-1923-Riigikogu-politician-stub