Lev Kamenev

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Lev Borisovich Kamenev (Russian: Лев Бори́сович Ка́менев IPA: [ˈlʲef ˈkamʲɪnʲɪf] ; 18 July [O.S. 6 July] 1883 – 25 August 1936) born Rozenfeld (Russian: Ро́зенфельд) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and a prominent Soviet politician. He served briefly as the first head of state of Soviet Russia in 1917 and from 1923-24 the acting Premier in the last year of Vladimir Lenin’s life.

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active years end date

1917-11-21, 1926-01-01, 1926-01-16

active years start date

1919-03-08, 1923-07-06

birth date

1883-07-18

birth place

Moscow, Russian Empire

death date

1936-08-25

death place

Moscow, Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

nationality

Russians

office

Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union, Full member of the 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Politburo

order in office

Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR

party

Communist Party of the Soviet Union

religion

Atheism

spouse

Olga Kameneva

successor

Yakov Sverdlov, Alexei Rykov