Mikhail Koltsov

Signature of Mikhail Koltsov

Mikhail Efimovich Koltsov (Russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Кольцо́в) (June 12 [O.S. May 31] 1898^[1] – February 2, 1940), born Moisey Haimovich Fridlyand (Russian: Моисей Хаимович Фридлянд), was a Soviet journalist, revolutionary and NKVD agent. He was the editor-in-chief of the satirical magazine, Krokodil.

^ The record of the birth of Moisey Fridlyand in the metric book of the Kiev rabbinate for 1898 (ЦГИАК Украины. Ф. 1164. Оп. 1. Д. 442. Л. 138об–139.) (in Russian)

[metric-1] The record of the birth of Moisey Fridlyand in the metric book of the Kiev rabbinate for 1898 (ЦГИАК Украины. Ф. 1164. Оп. 1. Д. 442. Л. 138об–139.) (in Russian)

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