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Karl Bernhardovich Radek Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Karl Bernhardovich Radek, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Russia.

16 records1885–193911 events1 places

Chronological biography

1885

Birth of Karl Bernhardovich Radek1885

Politics / SDP

Birth of Karl Bernhardovich Radek

1901

Lithuanian Social Democratic Party1901

Politics / SDP · Member of Social Democratic Party

Appointed Member of Polish & Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

SDP1901

Politics / SDP · Member of Social Democratic Party

Appointed Member of Polish & Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

1905

Exile of Karl Bernhardovich Radek1905

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Fights in exile in Poland

1917

Exile of Karl Bernhardovich Radek1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia

Returns to Russia with Lenin to fight in the revolution

Fackel, Die1917

Revolution / Revolution of Russia · Editor of Fackel, Die

Trotsky founds a propaganda section under Radek. Produces a paper for German & Austrian prisoners of war & troops on the Eastern front

1918

Volkerfiede, Der1 January 1918

Revolution / Revolution of Russia · Editor of Volkerfiede, Der

"under the editorship of Karl Radek for free distribution among our German brothers". Die Fackel is renamed der Volkerfriede

1927

Purge1927

Government / Government of Russia

Expelled from the Communist Party for being a Trotskyist

1930

Exile of Karl Bernhardovich Radek1930

Government / Government of Russia

Returns to Russia from exile

Press1930

Media / Media · Editor of Izvestia

Appointed Editor of Izvestia

1937

Arrest of Karl Bernhardovich Radek1937

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Arrested during the Moscow trials

PurgeJanuary 1937

Government / Government of Russia

Expelled from the CP during Stalins "great purges" of the Party

PurgeJanuary 1937

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Show trials are held including Radek & Pyatakov

TrialJanuary 1937

Government / Government of Russia

The second show trial of Karl Radek, Grigory Sokolnikov, Yuri Pyatakov and 14 others took place in January 1937, with even more alleged conspiracies and crimes linked to Trotsky

TrialJanuary 1937

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Sentenced to imprisonment

1939

Death of Karl Bernhardovich Radek1939

Government / Government of Russia

Death of Karl Bernhardovich Radek, in prison

Titles and roles

Editor of Fackel, Die · Editor of Izvestia · Editor of Volkerfiede, Der · Member of Social Democratic Party

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.