Was Ordzhonikidze a Bolshevik?

In 1903 Ordzhonikidze joined the Social Democratic Party and supported the Bolshevik faction. Soon after graduating as a doctor, Ordzhonikidze was arrested for conveying arms.

What happened to Ordzhonikidze?

Ordzhonikidze was arrested on April 14, Stalin on April 22, then Spandaryan and Yelena Stasova, the Central Committee’s new agent for the Caucasus.” Ordzhonikidze was found guilty of being a member of an illegal organisation and was sentenced to three years’ hard labour.

Who is Sergo Ordzhonikidze?

Sergo Ordzhonikidze. Sergo Ordzhonikidze, the son of a small landowner, was born in Georgia on 24th October 1886. He became a student at the Mikhailov Hospital Medical School in Tiflis where he became involved in radical politics.

Who was Ordzhonikidze’s wife?

Zinaida Gavrilovna Ordzhonikidze phoned Stalin, but he refused to see the widow of his lifelong friend alone, and arrived only after a while, accompanied by other members of the Politburo and Yezhov.