Alexei Rykov 1881 – 1938

Biography

Alexei Rykov was born on February 25, 1881, in Saratov, Russia, during a period of significant political and social change in the Russian Empire. He rose to prominence during the revolutionary era, eventually serving as Premier of Russia and later the Soviet Union. His career reflected the turbulent decades of early twentieth-century Russian history, a time when the nation was transformed by revolution and ideological struggle.

Rykov’s life ended tragically on March 15, 1938, in Moscow, when he was executed by gunshot wound. This death occurred during Stalin’s Great Purge, a period of intense political repression that claimed countless lives among Soviet leadership and society. He was laid to rest at the Kommunarka shooting ground in Sosenskoye, Soviet Union, along with many others who perished during this dark chapter of Soviet history. His burial place stands as a solemn reminder of the violence that characterized this era of Soviet rule.