- Vyacheslav Ivanovich Zof
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Zof (Вячеслав Иванович Зоф in Russian) (December of 1889,
Dubno -June 20 ,1937 ) was aSoviet military figure and astatesman of Czech nationality.Zof joined the
revolutionary movement in 1910. Three years later he became a member of theRussian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). During theWorld War I , Zof worked as a fitter at an arms factory inSestroretsk , where he was in charge of theBolshevist underground. After theFebruary Revolution , Zof led the Bolshevist organization of Sestroretsk and was a deputy of thePetrograd Soviet . In July of 1917, he prepared fake identity papers forVladimir Lenin and organized his move from Petrograd toRazliv at the request of the RSDLPCentral Committee . Zof would then establish contact between Lenin and the Central Committee. In 1918-1919, he was appointed brigade and divisioncommissar and supplies manager for the 3rd Army of the Eastern Front. In 1919-1920, Zof was a member of theRevolutionary Military Council of theBaltic Fleet and a member of the Petrograd defense committee. In 1921-1924, he held a post of a commissar at the office of thecommander-in-chief of thenaval forces of the Republic. Between December 1924 and 1926, Zof was thecommander of the naval forces and member of the Revolutionary Military Council of the USSR. In 1927-1929, he headed the Sovtorgflot (Совторгфлот, Советский Торговый Флот, Soviet Commercial Fleet) office. In 1930-1931, Zof was a deputyPeople's Commissar ofRailroad Transportation. In 1931, he was appointed first deputy People's Commissar of Water Transportation. Zof was awarded theOrder of the Red Banner .Later in his life, Zof fell into disgrace and was appointed director of a factory in
Moscow . In 1937, he was arrested, sentenced to death onJune 19 and executed the next day.Zof was rehabilitated in 1956.
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