Word: krylenko
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Russian Social Democratic Party. The "Larger Group" or "Bolsheviki" have long since obliterated their rivals, now constitute the Communist Party, and are the political masters of Russia. As a mere Menshevik, the Chief Justice is notably deferential to the potent Soviet Prosecutor. He, the dread Nikolai Vassilievich Krylenko, onetime Commander of the Red Army, plays both hero and villain in the Shahkta Trial...
Another major decision of the Council was to abolish dual commandership in the Army. Hitherto, each com-mander had attached to him a political commissar, or "archangel," as Comrade Krylenko, onetime Chief Com-mander of the Russian forces, called them. An order of a commander was invalid until countersigned by the commissar ; but such is the state of things in Russia that the Moscow autocrats can now trust their officers and are, incidently, enabled to raise their...
...Krylenko, prosecutor for the Soviet Government, is reported to be preparing a case against Tikon, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church, on the same charge of opposing the Government...