Mikhail Koltsov

Mikhail Koltsov
Official photo NKVD after arrest 1938
Born
Moisey Fridlyand

June 12 [O.S. 5] 1898
DiedFebruary 2, 1940(1940-02-02) (aged 41)
Resting placeDonskoye Cemetery
OccupationsWriter, publicist, journalist
RelativesBoris Efimov (brother)
AwardsOrder of the Red Banner
Order of the Red Star
Signature

Mikhail Efimovich Koltsov (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Кольцо́в) (June 12 [O.S. May 31] 1898 – February 2, 1940), born Moisey Haimovich Fridlyand (Russian: Моисей Хаимович Фридлянд), was a Soviet journalist, revolutionary and NKVD agent. He served as the editor-in-chief of the satirical magazine, Krokodil.

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