Ilya Tsivtsivadze
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Ilya Benediktovich Tsivtsivadze (March 20, 1881 – March 15, 1938) was a Georgia
n Communist politician.
Born in Khoni
, Tsivtsivadze hailed from a peasant family. He studied at the Kutaisi
Theological Seminary, but had to leave his studies in 1902 for his revolutionary propagandist activities. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
in 1903. In 1903-1904 he worked with the printing of the clandestine publications of the Tbilisi
and Batumi
committees of the party. During the 1905-1907 revolution
he worked with the organizing the party in the Transcaucasus and was editor of the newspaper Dro
. In 1911 he became the leader of the party activities in Moscow
. In 1915 he was exiled to Irkutsk
. Following the February Revolution he became the main organizer of the RSDLP(b) in the Zamoskvoretskogo district and a member of the Moscow Committee of the party. In December 1917 he became deputy chairman of the Moscow revolutionary tribunal. In 1919-1920 he was a member of the auditing commission of the Communist Party. He worked from 1921 onwards for the sovnarkom
of the Georgian SSR and was deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Tbilisi. In 1923 he shifted to administrative work in Moscow. He was a delegate at the 8th and the 9th congresses of the party and member of the VTsIK.
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
n Communist politician.
Born in Khoni
Khoni
Khoni is a town in the Western Georgian region of Imereti with the population of 11,300 . It is situated on the left bank of the Tskhenistkali River in the north-west of Imereti, close to the border with the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and 266 km west of Georgia's capital Tbilisi. The town...
, Tsivtsivadze hailed from a peasant family. He studied at the Kutaisi
Kutaisi
Kutaisi is Georgia's second largest city and the capital of the western region of Imereti. It is 221 km to the west of Tbilisi.-Geography:...
Theological Seminary, but had to leave his studies in 1902 for his revolutionary propagandist activities. He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party , also known as Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party or Russian Social Democratic Party, was a revolutionary socialist Russian political party formed in 1898 in Minsk to unite the various revolutionary organizations into one party...
in 1903. In 1903-1904 he worked with the printing of the clandestine publications of the Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
and Batumi
Batumi
Batumi is a seaside city on the Black Sea coast and capital of Adjara, an autonomous republic in southwest Georgia. Sometimes considered Georgia's second capital, with a population of 121,806 , Batumi serves as an important port and a commercial center. It is situated in a subtropical zone, rich in...
committees of the party. During the 1905-1907 revolution
Russian Revolution of 1905
The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies...
he worked with the organizing the party in the Transcaucasus and was editor of the newspaper Dro
Dro (Georgian newspaper)
Dro was a daily Georgian language bolshevik newspaper, published in Tbilisi from March 24, 1907 to April 28, 1907. The editor of Dro was Ilya Tsivtsivadze. Amongst the people involved in the newspaper were Joseph Stalin, M. G. Tskhakaya and M. Davitashvili. The newspaper was published several...
. In 1911 he became the leader of the party activities in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. In 1915 he was exiled to Irkutsk
Irkutsk
Irkutsk is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population: .-History:In 1652, Ivan Pokhabov built a zimovye near the site of Irkutsk for gold trading and for the collection of fur taxes from the Buryats. In 1661, Yakov Pokhabov...
. Following the February Revolution he became the main organizer of the RSDLP(b) in the Zamoskvoretskogo district and a member of the Moscow Committee of the party. In December 1917 he became deputy chairman of the Moscow revolutionary tribunal. In 1919-1920 he was a member of the auditing commission of the Communist Party. He worked from 1921 onwards for the sovnarkom
Government of the Soviet Union
The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was the de jure government comprising the highest executive and administrative body of the Soviet Union from 1946 until 1991....
of the Georgian SSR and was deputy chairman of the Executive Board of Tbilisi. In 1923 he shifted to administrative work in Moscow. He was a delegate at the 8th and the 9th congresses of the party and member of the VTsIK.