Lev Kamenev President
Lev Borisovich Kamenev (Russian: Лев Бори́сович Ка́менев, IPA: [ˈlʲɛf bɐˈrʲisəvʲɪtɕ ˈkamʲɪnʲɪf] (13px ); 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1883 – 25 August 1936), born Rozenfeld (Russian: Ро́зенфельд), was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a prominent Soviet politician. He served briefly as the first head of state of Soviet Russia in 1917, and from 1923-24 the acting Premier in the last year of Vladimir Lenin's life. Under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, Kamenev fell out of favor and, following a show trial, was executed.Kamenev was the brother-in-law of Leon Trotsky.
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Birth date | July 18, 1883 |
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Date of death | August 25, 1936 |
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office | Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union Full member of the 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Politburo |
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