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35 people

By birth A–Z List Cards

Nikolai Yakovlevich Marr Николай Яковлевич Марр Creator of the Japhetic theory who, as the sole Imperial academician to join the Communist Party, dominated Soviet linguistics for decades Scholarship and theory · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1865–1934
Filipp Yeseyevich Makharadze ფილიპე იესეს ძე მახარაძე The Bolshevik elder removed by Stalin for trying to Sovietize Georgia gently Political and party leadership · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) 1868–1941
Polikarp Gurgenovich Mdivani Поликарп Гургенович Мдивани The Georgian communist who led Lenin's last fight against Stalin's centralization Government and administration · Georgia state institutions 1877–1937
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин The leader born to a poor Georgian family who came to dominate party and state Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1878–1953
Kamo Симон Тер-Петросян The Bolsheviks' legendary expropriator, the revolutionary who feigned madness and survived four death sentences Social movements and organizing · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1882–1922
Grigory Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze Григорий Константинович (Серго) Орджоникидзе Commander of the industrial front: he pulled the trigger himself Industry and production · Soviet Union 1886–1937
Akaki Vissarionovich Kabakhidze Акакий Виссарионович Кабахидзе An Old Bolshevik of the Georgian Affair Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1889–1937
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky Владимир Владимирович Маяковский The revolution’s megaphone and satirist Literature and arts · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) 1893–1930
Nestor Apollonovich Lakoba Нестор Аполлонович Лакоба Stalin's closest friend turned Beria's first victim: the red prince of Abkhazia Government and administration · Soviet Union 1893–1936
Shalva Otarovich Tsereteli Шалва Отарович Церетели From tsarist officer to Beria's untitled enforcer in state security Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1894–1955
Vissarion Vissarionovich Lominadze Виссарион Виссарионович Ломинадзе Comintern architect of the Canton uprising who led the first party-apparatus challenge to Stalin's collectivization Diplomacy and international organization · Comintern 1897–1935
Vladimir Georgiyevich Dekanozov Владимир Георгиевич Деканозов He staged Lithuania's annexation and took the declaration of war in Berlin Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1898–1953
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria Лаврентий Павлович Берия The secret-police chief who arrived carrying reforms Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1899–1953
Avksenty Narikievich Rapava Авксентий Нарикиевич Рапава He ran the Georgian police apparatus for a decade Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1899–1955
Lavrentiy Fomich Tsanava Лаврентий Фомич Цанава "Second Lavrentiy"; Beria's man who ran the Mikhoels killing Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1900–1955
Grigory Artemyevich Arutinov Григорий Артемьевич Арутинов 'Grigory the Builder': led Soviet Armenia for 16 years under Stalin, driving industrialization and a national cultural revival Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1900–1957
Sergo Arsenievich Goglidze Сергей Арсеньевич Гоглидзе From running the terror in Georgia to overlord of the Far East Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1901–1953
Grigory Teofilovich Karanadze Григорий Теофилович Каранадзе The Georgian interior minister who survived the purge Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1902–1970
Stepan Solomonovich Mamulov Степан Соломонович Мамулов The gatekeeper who held the NKVD secretariat Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1902–1976
Vasil Pavlovich Mzhavanadze Васил Павлович Мжаванадзе The Georgian boss who ruled nineteen years, and godfathered a shadow economy Social movements and organizing · Soviet Union 1902–1988
Sardion Nikolayevich Nadaraya Сардион Николаевич Надарая Beria's bodyguard chief, formerly of the internal prison Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1903–1982
Nikolai Maksimovich Rukhadze Николай Максимович Рухадзе He drove the Mingrelian affair and then fell himself Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1905–1955
Amayak Zakharovich Kobulov Амаяк Захарович Кобулов The Berlin rezident who piped Nazi disinformation to Moscow Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1906–1955
Mikhail Porfiryevich Georgadze Михаил Порфирьевич Георгадзе The institutional anchor who co-signed every Soviet decree across four heads of state for 25 years Agriculture and land policy · Soviet Union 1912–1982
Aleksandr Davidovich Nadiradze Александр Давидович Надирадзе The Georgian-born secret father of the Soviet mobile ICBM force Science and technology · Soviet Union 1914–1987
Vasily Iosifovich Stalin Василий Иосифович Сталин Lieutenant general of aviation and founder of Soviet ice hockey, the leader's son Military command · Soviet Union 1921–1962
Tengiz Evgenyevich Abuladze თენგიზ ევგენის ძე აბულაძე Georgian film director whose Repentance fired the cultural starting gun of glasnost Literature and arts · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1924–1994
Zhores Alexandrovich Medvedev Жорес Александрович Медведев The dissident biologist who argued the archives contain no evidence Stalin planned a Jewish deportation Scholarship and theory 1925–2018
Roy Alexandrovich Medvedev Рой Александрович Медведев The Marxist historian who put Stalinism on trial Scholarship and theory · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1925–2026
Dzhermen Mikhailovich Gvishiani Джермен Михайлович Гвишиани Philosopher who bridged Soviet planning science and Western systems analysis Science and technology · Soviet Union 1928–2003
Eduard Ambrosiyevich Shevardnadze ედუარდ შევარდნაძე The Soviet foreign minister who ended the Cold War, then led Georgia Diplomacy and international organization · Soviet Union 1928–2014
Merab Konstantinovich Mamardashvili Мераб Константинович Мамардашвили The philosopher who spoke consciousness aloud Scholarship and theory · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1930–1990
Jumber Ilyich Patiashvili ჯუმბერ ილიას ძე პატიაშვილი The Georgian First Secretary who asked Moscow for troops, then resigned after 21 died Political and party leadership · Soviet Union 1939–
Merab Ivanes dze Kostava მერაბ ივანეს ძე კოსტავა A poet who joined the struggle for independence to the defense of human rights Social movements and organizing 1939–1989
Givi Grigorievich Gumbaridze Гиви Григорьевич Гумбаридзе A Georgian party official at the edge of Soviet collapse Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1945–