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Events on Tuesday 25 August 1936 2
1883 – 1936Grigory Zinoviev (1883-1936)Died 25 August 1936, aged 52Grigory Zinoviev was a leading Bolshevik, a close associate of Lenin and chairman of the Comintern. After he opposed Stalin, he was expelled from the party. He was convicted in the first Moscow show trial and shot.
1883 – 1936Lev Kamenev (1883-1936)Died 25 August 1936, aged 53Lev Kamenev was a leading Bolshevik who briefly served as the Soviet head of state in 1917. He later sided with Zinoviev against Stalin. He was convicted in the first Moscow show trial and shot.