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Kamenev, Lev Borisovich

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Kamenev, Lev Borisovich (lyĕf bərē`səvĭch kä`mĭnyĭf), 1883–1936, Soviet Communist leader. His original name was Rosenfeld. He joined (1901) the Social Democratic party and sided with the Bolshevik wing when the party split (1903). Banished (1915) to Siberia for his revolutionary activities, he returned after the February Revolution of 1917 and became a member of the first Politburo of the Communist party. On Lenin's death (1924), Kamenev, Stalin Stalin, Joseph Vissarionovich (stä`lĭn, Rus.
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, and Zinoviev Zinoviev letter was published (1924) in the British press. It was allegedly written by Zinoviev in his capacity as Comintern chief and contained instructions for Communist revolution in England.
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 formed a triumvirate of successors and excluded Trotsky Trotsky, Leon (trŏt`skē, Rus.
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, Kamenev's brother-in-law, from power. In 1925 the Stalinist majority in the party defeated Kamenev and Zinoviev, who joined (1926) Trotsky's opposition. Kamenev was expelled from the party in 1927, but he recanted, was readmitted, and held minor offices. He was arrested late in 1934 on charges of complicity in the murder of Kirov Kirov, Sergei Mironovich (syĭrgā` mērô`nəvĭch kē`rəf), 1888–1934, Russian Soviet leader.
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 and was sentenced to imprisonment. In 1936 he, Zinoviev, and 14 others were tried for treason in the first big public purge trial. They confessed and were executed. Both he and Zinoviev were posthumously rehabilitated in 1988.


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