Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhkov Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhkov, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Russia.

6 records1895–19384 events1 places

Chronological biography

1895

Birth of Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhov1895

Government / Government of Russia

Birth of Nikolay Ivanovich Yezhov

1936

Commissar1936

Government / Government of Russia · Commissar-Internal Defence

Appointed Commissar of Internal Defence

Plot1936

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Yezhov is made Commissar for Internal Affairs to unmask the Trotsky-Zinoviev plot

Purge1936

Government / Government of Russia · Moscow

Made Commissar for Internal Affairs to unmask the Trotsky-Zinoviev plot

1937

Commissar1937

Government / Government of Russia · Commissar-State Security · Moscow

Appointed Commissar of State Security

1938

Commissar1938

Government / Government of Russia · Commissar-Internal Affairs

Appointed Commissar of Internal Affairs

Titles and roles

Commissar-Internal Affairs · Commissar-Internal Defence · Commissar-State Security

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.