Nikolay Antonovich Paskutsky (Russian: Николай Антонович Паскуцкий; 9 November 1894 – 28 July 1938) was a Soviet politician who served briefly as the third first secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR, serving from 1927 until August 1928. He was shot on 28 July 1938 during the Great Purge and posthumously rehabilitated in 1956.
Nikolay Paskutsky | |
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First Secretary of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan | |
In office 1927 – August 1928 | |
General Secretary | Joseph Stalin |
Preceded by | Shaymardan Ibragimov |
Succeeded by | Grigory Aronshtam |
Personal details | |
Born | Florești, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire | 9 November 1894
Died | 28 July 1938 Kommunarka shooting ground, Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union | (aged 43)
Resting place | Kommunarka shooting ground |
Citizenship | Soviet |
Political party | Communist Party of Turkmenistan |
Education | Railway school in Ashgabat |