Lev Karakhan
Lev Karakhan | |
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Լևոն Միքայելի Կարախանյան | |
| Born | January 20, 1889 |
| Died | September 20, 1937 (aged 48) |
| Citizenship | Russian Empire (1889–1917) Soviet Union (1917–1937) |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Years active | 1904–1937 |
| Political party | RSDLP (Mensheviks)(1904–1917) Russian Communist Party (1917–1937) |
| Awards | Order of the Red Banner |
Lev Mikhailovich Karakhan (Karakhanyan, Armenian: Լևոն Միքայելի Կարախանյան, Russian: Лев Михайлович Карахан; 20 January 1889 – 20 September 1937) was a Russian revolutionary and a Soviet diplomat. A member of the RSDLP from 1904, at first a Menshevik, he joined the Bolsheviks in May 1917.