Ivan Tovstukha

Ivan Tovstukha
Иван Товстуха
Born(1889-02-10)February 10, 1889
Berezna, Ukraine
DiedAugust 9, 1935(1935-08-09) (aged 46)
Moscow, USSR
Resting placeKremlin Wall necropolis

Ivan Pavlovich Tovstukha (Ukrainian: Іван Павлович Товстуха, Ukrainian pronunciation: [iˈwɑn ˈpɑu̯lɔʋɪt͡ʃ towˈstuxɑ]; Russian: Иван Павлович Товстуха, Russian pronunciation: [ɪˈvan ˈpavləvʲɪt͡ɕ tɐfˈstuxə]; February 10, 1889 – August 9, 1935) was a Ukrainian revolutionary, Soviet politician, Communist Party functionary, and personal secretary of Joseph Stalin. He was the author of the first official biography of Stalin.