Vsevolod Merkulov
Vsevolod Merkulov | |
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Всеволод Меркулов | |
Merkulov in 1945 | |
| Minister of State Control | |
| In office 27 October 1950 – 22 May 1953 | |
| Premier | Joseph Stalin Georgy Malenkov |
| Preceded by | Lev Mekhlis |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Paveliev |
| Minister of State Security | |
| In office 15 March 1946 – 4 May 1946 | |
| Premier | Joseph Stalin |
| Preceded by | Himself (as People's Commissar of State Security) |
| Succeeded by | Viktor Abakumov |
| People's Commissar for State Security | |
| In office 14 April 1943 – 15 March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Director of the Main Directorate of State Security) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| In office 3 February 1941 – 20 July 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Director of the Main Directorate of State Security) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| First Deputy People's Commissar for Internal Affairs and Director of the Main Directorate of State Security | |
| In office 20 July 1941 – 14 April 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (as People's Commissar of State Security) |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| In office 17 December 1938 – 3 February 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Lavrentiy Beria |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1895 |
| Died | 23 December 1953 (aged 58) |
| Cause of death | Execution by shooting |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1925–1953) |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1916–1918) Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1921–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1953) |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army Cheka GPU OGPU GUGB NKVD MGB MVD |
| Years of service | 1916–1918 1921–1953 |
| Rank | Army general |
| Battles/wars | |
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Vsevolod Nikolayevich Merkulov (Russian: Всеволод Николаевич Меркулов; 27 November [O.S. 25 October] 1895 – 23 December 1953) was the head of NKGB from February to July 1941, and again from April 1943 to March 1946. He was a leading member of what was later derisively described as the "Beria gang".