Padraic Breslin
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| Born | 14 June 1907 London, England |
| Died | 21 June 1942 (aged 35) Volgolag corrective labour camp, Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Known for | An Irish victim of the Great Purge |
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Padraic Breslin (14 June 1907 – 21 June 1942) was an Irish communist and translator. After moving to the Soviet Union and renouncing his Irish citizenship, he became disenchanted with the Soviet Union, was convicted of "counter-revolutionary agitation", and died in a gulag.