Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky | |
|---|---|
Иван Михайлович Майский | |
 Maisky in 1941 | |
| Soviet ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 15 October 1932 – 12 August 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Grigory Sokolnikov |
| Succeeded by | Fedor Gusev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1884 Kirillov, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 September 1975 (aged 91) Moscow, RSFSR |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | University of Munich |
| Profession | Diplomat, civil servant |
Ivan Mikhailovich Maisky (also transliterated as "Maysky"; Russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Ма́йский) (19 January 1884 – 3 September 1975) was a Soviet diplomat, historian and politician who served as the Soviet Union's ambassador to the United Kingdom[1][2] from 1932 to 1943, including much of the period of the Second World War.
- ^ Hope, Michael (1998). Polish Deportees in the Soviet Union. London: Veritas Foundation Publication Centre. p. 39. ISBN 0-948202-76-9.
- ^ Mikolajczyk, Stanislaw (1948). The Pattern of Soviet Domination. Sampson Low, Marston & Co. p. 17.