Alexander Shumsky | |
|---|---|
| Олександр Шумський | |
 Shumsky in December of 1920 (photo from Newspaper "Den") | |
| People's Commissar for Education | |
| In office 10 July 1919 – August 1919 | |
| Prime Minister | Christian Rakovsky |
| Preceded by | Mykhailo Panchenko |
| Succeeded by | Volodymyr Zatonskyi |
| In office 29 September 1924 – February 1927 | |
| Prime Minister | Vlas Chubar |
| Preceded by | Volodymyr Zatonskyi |
| Succeeded by | Mykola Skrypnyk |
| Ambassador of Ukraine to Poland | |
| In office April 1921 – February 1923 | |
| Leader | Feliks Kon (acting) Dmitry Manuilsky |
| Preceded by | Mieczysław Łoganowski |
| Succeeded by | Grigory Bessedowsky (provisional) |
| Full member of the 3rd, 4th Politburo | |
| In office 23 March – 23 November 1920 | |
| Full member of the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th Orgburo | |
| In office 15 April – 23 November 1920 | |
| In office 20 June 1923 – 3 March 1927 | |
| Full member of the 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th Central Committee | |
| In office 17 March 1920 – 13 December 1921 | |
| In office 16 May 1924 – 3 March 1927 | |
| Candidate member of the 7th Central Committee | |
| In office 10 April 1923 – 12 May 1924 | |
| Director of Agitprop | |
| In office May – September 1924 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oleksandr Yakovych Shumsky December 2, 1890 Turchynka, Volhynian Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 September 1946 (aged 55) near Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | CP(b)U (1920-1933) UKP (b) (1918-1920) UPSR (1914-1918) Spilka (1908-1914) |
| Alma mater | Moscow Veterinary School Shanyavsky Moscow Free University |
| Occupation | revolutionary, politician, Communist ideologist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (1916-1917) RKKA (1918-1921) |
| Years of service | 1916-1921 |
| Commands | South Western Front (Russian Empire) 12th Army (RKKA) |
Alexander Yakovlevich Shumsky or Oleksandr Yakovych Shumskyi (Ukrainian: Олександр Якович Шумський, Russian: Александр Яковлевич Шумский; 2 December 1890 – 18 September 1946) was a Ukrainian communist and activist. He was one of the leaders of the national communism movement in Ukraine and actively supported Ukrainization. He was one of the victims of the Stalinist regime, being arrested and killed by the NKVD in 1946. He was rehabilitated in 1958, during the period of De-Stalinization.