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Mihail Plisecky

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Birth Date:
00.00.1899
Death date:
08.01.1938
Patronymic:
Emmanuil
Extra names:
Михаил Эммануилович Плисецкий
Categories:
Victim of repression (genocide) of the Soviet regime
Nationality:
 jew
Cemetery:
Komunarka shooting range. Communist place of mass murder

Mikhail Emmanuilovich (Mendelevich) Plisetski  (1899—1938) was a Soviet diplomat.

Michael Plisetski was born in Gomel to the family of Mendel Plisetski and his wife Sima (née Markovsky). Michael's parents moved to USA in 1906.

In 1918 Michael was in the army and participated in Civil War in Russia. He joined the communist party the following year. After the civil war Michael Plisetski studied at the Economic Institute and worked in the Commissariats of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.

In 1932-1936 — headed the Soviet coal mines at Barentsburg on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen where he managed the coal concessions (trust "Arctic-carbon"). He also served as the Consul General of the USSR to the island.

He was purged and arrested on April 30, 1937, charged with espionage, and executed on January 8, 1938. As millions of other Russian political prisoners and victims of political repressions, Michael Plisetski was rehabilitated by the Soviet authorities on March 3, 1956.

According to his daughter, the arrest was triggered by Mikhail's meeting in 1934 with his elder brother Lester Plesent, who had been living in the USA since 1912. Other sources suggest that his arrest may have been related to his hiring Richard Pikel, the former secretary of Grigory Zinoviev, who both were also purged and executed.

Family

Michael Plisetski was married to Russian silent film actress Rachel Messerer. They had three children: daughter Maya Plisetskaya (b. 1925) - famous ballerina, and sons Alexander Plisetski (1931—1985) - a well-known balletmaster, and Azari Plisetski (b. 1937) - a choreographer.

Michael had two brothers: Israel Plisetski (after moving to USA in 1912 — Lester Plesent) and Vladimir Plesent, an alumnus of The Moscow Institute of Cinematography, actor, stuntman. Vladimir served in special Air Forces during World War II and was killed in action. Michael also had two sisters: Elizabeth (married name Ezerskaya) and Maria (married name Levitskaya).

Source: wikipedia.org, memo.ru

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        Relation nameRelation typeBirth DateDeath dateDescription
        1Александр  ПлисецкийАлександр ПлисецкийSon20.00.193129.10.1985
        2Maya  PlisetskayaMaya PlisetskayaSon20.11.192502.05.2015
        3Rachel MessererRachel MessererWife04.03.190220.03.1993
        4Sulamith MessererSulamith MessererSister in-law27.08.190803.06.2004
        5Азарий АзаринАзарий АзаринBrother in-law29.09.189730.09.1937
        6Asaf Mikhailovich MessererAsaf Mikhailovich MessererBrother in-law19.11.190307.03.1992

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