# Grigory Petrovsky

_Soviet politician (1878–1958)_

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> Grigory Ivanovich Petrovsky was a Ukrainian Soviet politician and Old Bolshevik. He participated in signing the Treaty on the Creation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Petrovsky was the head of state of Soviet Ukraine from 1919 until 1938, and one of the officials responsible for implementing Stalin's policy of collectivization.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 4 February 1878 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Pechenihy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P19))
- **Died:** 9 January 1958 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Empire; Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P27))
- **Occupation:** statesperson; politician; factory worker; revolutionary ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P102))
- **Positions held:** Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (17 January 1938 – 31 May 1939); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1938–1939); Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee (10 March 1919 – 10 March 1938); Member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire; Member of the Russian Constituent Assembly ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of the Red Banner; Order of Lenin; Order of the Red Banner of Labour ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906#P166))

## Questions

**When was Grigory Petrovsky born?**  
Grigory Petrovsky was born on 4 February 1878 in Pechenihy.

**What positions has Grigory Petrovsky held?**  
Positions held by Grigory Petrovsky include: Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (1938–1939); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1938–1939); Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Central Executive Committee (1919–1938); Member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire; Member of the Russian Constituent Assembly.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Grigory Petrovsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Petrovsky) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2620906](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2620906) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Petrovskiy GI Soc Kiev 1937 01 p10bis.jpg by Unknown Unknown . Загрузил: AMY ( talk ) 08:34, 12 January 2012 (UTC) (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Petrovskiy_GI_Soc_Kiev_1937_01_p10bis.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Grigory Petrovsky, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Petrovskiy GI Soc Kiev 1937 01 p10bis.jpg — Unknown Unknown . Загрузил: AMY ( talk ) 08:34, 12 January 2012 (UTC), Public domain.

## Cite this page

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