Moisei Uritsky
Moisei Uritsky | |
|---|---|
| Моисей Урицкий | |
Portrait by Moisey Nappelbaum, 1918 | |
| Chief of Cheka of Petrograd city | |
| In office March 10, 1918 – August 30, 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Gleb Bokii |
| People's Commissar of the North Commune | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1873 |
| Died | August 30, 1918 (aged 45) |
| Party | RSDLP (1898–1903) Mensheviks (1903–1917) RCP (1917–1918) |
| Alma mater | St. Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev (1897) |
| Occupation | Chekist, political activist, and politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky (Ukrainian: Мойсей Соломонович Урицький; Russian: Моисей Соломонович Урицкий; 2 January [O.S. 14 January] 1873 – 30 August 1918), also known by his pen-name Boretsky (Russian: Борецкий), was a Bolshevik revolutionary leader in Russia. After the October Revolution, he was the head of the Petrograd Cheka from January 1918 until his death on 30 August 1918. Uritsky was assassinated by Leonid Kannegisser, a military cadet, who was executed shortly afterwards.