Zelman Passov
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Zelman Isaevich Passov Зельман Исаевич Пассов (1905, Staraya Russa, Russia
- 15 February 1940) headed the Soviet foreign intelligence service, then part of the NKVD
from June to November 1938, when he was arrested. He was executed a year and a half later.
Passov originally joined the secret police, the GPU, in 1922.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- 15 February 1940) headed the Soviet foreign intelligence service, then part of the NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
from June to November 1938, when he was arrested. He was executed a year and a half later.
Passov originally joined the secret police, the GPU, in 1922.