Ivan Tovstukha
Ivan Tovstukha | |
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Иван Товстуха | |
| Born | February 10, 1889 Berezna, Ukraine |
| Died | August 9, 1935 (aged 46) Moscow, USSR |
| Resting place | Kremlin 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.