Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov was a senior figure in the NKVD (the Soviet secret police) during the period of the Great Purge. His reign is sometimes known as the "Yezhovschina" (or "Yezhovshchina",, the "Yezhov era"). Wikipedia
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This head-shot of N.I. Yezhov was taken from a portrait in "Bol'shevistskaya Pechat'", 1937, Issue #7, p. 1. It commemorated N.I. Yezhov's award of the Order of Lenin, 17 July 1937. For the full portrait and the official citation, see " y-order.html ." www.cyberussr.com/rus/ye-bio.html
Yezhov was born in St. Petersburg . He only completed elementary education. From 1909 to 1915 he worked as a tailor's assistant and factory worker. From 1915 to 1917 , Yezhov served in the Czarist Russian army. He joined the Bolsheviks on May 5 , 1917 www.ezgeography.com/encyclopedia/Nikolai_Yezhov
