Back Michaił Kaganowicz Polish Каганович, Михаил Моисеевич Russian Каганович Михайло Мойсейович Ukrainian 米哈伊尔·卡冈诺维奇 Chinese
Mikhail Kaganovich | |
|---|---|
Михаил Каганович | |
 Kaganovich in 1938 | |
| Born | 16 October 1888 |
| Died | 1 July 1941 (aged 52) |
| Political party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1905–1918) Russian Communist Party (1918–1941) |
| Awards | Order of Lenin |
Mikhail Moiseyevich Kaganovich (Russian: Михаи́л Моисе́евич Кагано́вич; 16 October 1888 – 1 July 1941) was a Soviet politician. He was the older brother of Lazar Kaganovich. He was born in Kiev Governorate. A metal worker, Kaganovich joined the Bolsheviks in 1905 and fought with the Red Army during the Russian Civil War. In 1923-27, he was based in Nizhny Novgorod, working on economic management. He was transferred to Moscow in 1927.[1]
He was a "close friend"[2] of Sergo Ordzhonikidze and served as one of his deputies from 1928 to 1936. In 1934, he was made a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and an alternate member of the Orgburo. He was appointed People's Commissar of Defence Industry from 1937 to 1939, and then People's Commissar of Aviation Industry from 1939 to 1940.
- ^ "Каганович Михаил Моисеевич 1888-1941 Биорафический Указатель". Khronos. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Rees, E.A. (2013). Iron Lazar: A Political Biography of Lazar Kaganovich. London: Anthem Press. p. 125. ISBN 9-781-78308-057-1.