Vatslav Vatslavovich Vorovsky | |
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| Born | 27 October 1871 |
| Died | 10 May 1923 (aged 51) |
| Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Other names | P. Orlovsky, Y. Adamovich, M. Schwarz, Josephine, Felix Alexandrovich |
| Occupation(s) | diplomat, literary critic |
| Years active | 1895–1923 |
| Known for | being the victim of a political assassination |
Vatslav Vatslavovich Vorovsky (Russian: Ва́цлав Ва́цлавович Воро́вский; Polish: Wacław Worowski) (27 October [O.S. 15 October] 1871 – 10 May 1923) was a Russian Bolshevik, Marxist revolutionary, literary critic, publicist, and Soviet diplomat. One of the first Soviet diplomats, Vorovsky is best remembered as the victim of a May 1923 political assassination in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he was the official representative of the Soviet government to the Conference of Lausanne.