Valerian Kuybyshev 1888 – 1935

Biography

Valerian Kuybyshev was born on June 6, 1888, in Omsk, a city in southwestern Siberia. He would go on to become a prominent figure in Soviet political life during the formative decades of the Soviet Union. His career and contributions positioned him among the notable leaders of his era, earning him the distinction of being laid to rest at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, one of the Soviet Union’s most prestigious burial sites.

Kuybyshev’s life came to an end on January 25, 1935, in Moscow, when he died of a myocardial infarction at the age of 46. His passing marked the loss of an influential voice in Soviet governance during a significant period in the nation’s history. His burial at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow’s Tverskoy District reflected the esteem in which he was held by the Soviet state at the time of his death.

The legacy of Valerian Kuybyshev remains a part of Soviet historical records, remembered as a political figure whose life spanned a transformative era in Russia’s development into the Soviet Union.