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Sergei Mironovich Kirov , 1888-1934, Russian Soviet leader. He fought in the civil war of 1918-20 and rose to power as one of Stalin's most trusted aides. A member of the Communist party Politburo from 1930, he was secretary of the party at Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) when he was assassinated, probably at Stalin's order. However, Stalin used Kirov's murder to institute the party purge and the treason trials of the late 1930s. Among those tried and executed for Kirov's murder were Zinoviev , Kamenev , and Rykov .

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Kirov, Sergei Mironovich (1888–1934) Soviet politician. An effective speaker, he was elected to the Communist Party Politburo in 1930. His murder, probably on Stalin's orders, served as a pretext for the Stalin purges (1934–38).
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Kirov, Sergei Mironovich (1886–1934) Russian-born revolutionary leader. A strong supporter of STALIN, he began his revolutionary activities in Caucasia but moved to Leningrad (1928) and became a member of the POLITBURO (1930). In 1934 he was assassinated by a young party member, Leonid Nikolayev, possibly at Stalin's instigation. Stalin used Kirov's murder to launch the show trials and party purges of the late 1930s.
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