Vasily Mikhailovich Blokhin (Russian: Васи́лий Миха́йлович Блохи́н; 19 January [O.S. 7 January] 1895 – 3 February 1955) was a Russian Soviet secret police official who served as …

Within one of history's darkest eras, a figure emerged whose name would become synonymous with cruelty, efficiency, and death: Vasily Blokhin, the chief executioner of the Soviet Union. …

2020年12月14日 · As Joseph Stalin's chief executioner of the NKVD, Vasily Blokhin killed tens of thousands, including 7,000 Polish prisoners in the Katyn massacre. He had a specially-made …

2012年10月3日 · Although the murders occurred in at least six locations throughout the Western Soviet Union, the Katyn Forest, where 4,400 were killed, lent its name to all those executed at …

As the Soviet Union’s chief executioner, Blokhin’s actions remain unparalleled in recorded history, with his name becoming a chilling symbol of state-sanctioned violence. Born on 7 January …

2013年3月22日 · Blokhin oversaw many mass executions and executed several high-profile individuals himself, including Mikhail Tukachevsky, Marshal of the Soviet Union, and two of the …

Personally selected in 1926 by Stalin, leader of the former USSR, Vasili M Blokhin acted as chief executioner to the NKVD (People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs), where he led a company …

2021年2月24日 · Stalin’s chief executioner personally shot 7,000 people in 28 days in the Katyń Forest. He did it with a smile on his face. V asily Blokhin (1895-1955) holds the Guinness …

Capital punishment in the Soviet Union was a legal penalty for most of the country's existence. The claimed legal basis for capital punishment was Article 22 of the Fundamental Principles of …

Pages in category "Soviet executioners" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Pavel Batitsky; Vasily Blokhin; E. Aleksandr Eiduk; …