Vladimir Dzhunkovsky
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Vladimir Fyodorovich Dzhunkovskiy ' onMouseout='HidePop("73191")' href="/topics/Saint_Petersburg">Saint Petersburg
- February 21, 1938, Moscow
) was a Russian statesman. He held the posts of the Governor of Moscow
Guberniya
and the Governor-General of Moscow
(August 6, 1908 - January 25, 1913).
Guberniya. An alumnus of the Page Corps
, he started the military service in the Guards of Preobrazhensky Regiment
. Dzhunkovskiy served as adjutant
of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich
, the head of the Moscow City Board of the People's Soberness Trusteeship and the Chief of the Special Corps of Gendarmes
.
. Dzhunkovskiy's governorship was marked by the bloom of cultural life in Moscow as several hubs have been opened: Moscow Commerce Institute, Shanyavskiy Institute, Shelaputin Pedagogic Society, Moscow Aeronautics Society, Alexander III Museum of Fine Arts and Marfo-Mariinsk cloister. Dzhunkovskiy was considered to be affiliated with Freemasons.
In 1913 he was appointed First Deputy Interior Minister, head of the Okhrana. On August 19, 1915, after unsuccessful attempt to discredit Grigori Rasputin
, he was discharged from most of his posts. He was sent to the fronts of World War I
where he commanded the 15th Siberian Rifle Division on the Western Front
and the 3rd Siberian Army Corps. In April, 1917 he gained the rank of General-Lieutenant.
But soon Dzhunkovsky was released as he proven himself loyal to new government. During the 1920s he served as security consultant of OGPU. He is credited as one of creators of Soviet passport system.
In the fall of 1937, during the Stalinist repressions
, he was arrested again, sentenced to death and executed on February 21, 1938.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
- February 21, 1938, 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...
) was a Russian statesman. He held the posts of the Governor of 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...
Guberniya
Guberniya
A guberniya was a major administrative subdivision of the Russian Empire usually translated as government, governorate, or province. Such administrative division was preserved for sometime upon the collapse of the empire in 1917. A guberniya was ruled by a governor , a word borrowed from Latin ,...
and the Governor-General of 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...
(August 6, 1908 - January 25, 1913).
Biography
Dzhunkovskiy was a scion of nobles from PoltavaPoltava
Poltava is a city in located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Poltava Oblast , as well as the surrounding Poltava Raion of the oblast. Poltava's estimated population is 298,652 ....
Guberniya. An alumnus of the Page Corps
Page Corps
Page Corps was a military academy in Imperial Russia, which prepared sons of the nobility and of senior officers for military service....
, he started the military service in the Guards of Preobrazhensky Regiment
Preobrazhensky regiment
The Preobrazhensky Regiment was one of the oldest and elite regiments of the Russian army. Along with the Semenovsky regiment also served as a gendarmie unit for the state Secret Chancellery in the 18th century, headed by the Prince Fyodor Romodanovsky.It was formed by Peter the Great in the late...
. Dzhunkovskiy served as adjutant
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia was a son of Emperor Alexander II of Russia...
, the head of the Moscow City Board of the People's Soberness Trusteeship and the Chief of the Special Corps of Gendarmes
Special Corps of Gendarmes
The Special Corps of Gendarmes was the uniformed security police of the Russian Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Its main responsibilities were law enforcement and state security....
.
State service
In 1908 he was appointed Governor-General of MoscowMoscow
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...
. Dzhunkovskiy's governorship was marked by the bloom of cultural life in Moscow as several hubs have been opened: Moscow Commerce Institute, Shanyavskiy Institute, Shelaputin Pedagogic Society, Moscow Aeronautics Society, Alexander III Museum of Fine Arts and Marfo-Mariinsk cloister. Dzhunkovskiy was considered to be affiliated with Freemasons.
In 1913 he was appointed First Deputy Interior Minister, head of the Okhrana. On August 19, 1915, after unsuccessful attempt to discredit Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian Orthodox Christian and mystic who is perceived as having influenced the latter days of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their only son Alexei...
, he was discharged from most of his posts. He was sent to the fronts of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
where he commanded the 15th Siberian Rifle Division on the Western Front
Western Front (World War I)
Following the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the German Army opened the Western Front by first invading Luxembourg and Belgium, then gaining military control of important industrial regions in France. The tide of the advance was dramatically turned with the Battle of the Marne...
and the 3rd Siberian Army Corps. In April, 1917 he gained the rank of General-Lieutenant.
Life after revolution and death
Following the Russian Revolution, Dzhunkovskiy was released from all his duties. He was arrested several times by Soviet security services, who accused him in suppression of Revolution of 1905.But soon Dzhunkovsky was released as he proven himself loyal to new government. During the 1920s he served as security consultant of OGPU. He is credited as one of creators of Soviet passport system.
In the fall of 1937, during the Stalinist repressions
Great Purge
The Great Purge was a series of campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1936 to 1938...
, he was arrested again, sentenced to death and executed on February 21, 1938.