Vyshinsky biography template

Soviet lawyer and diplomat. Date of Birth: 10.12.1883 Country: Ukraine

Content:

1. Andrei Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky: Soviet Jurist and Diplomat
2. Political Involvement and Career
3. Prosecutor in the Moscow Trials
4. Diplomatic Service
5. Later Life and Legacy

Andrei Yanuaryevich Vyshinsky: Soviet Jurist and Diplomat

Early Life and Education

Andrei Vyshinsky was born into a Catholic family in Baku.

In 1901, he enrolled in the Law Faculty of Kiev University but repeatedly dropped out, graduating only in 1913.

Political Involvement and Career

In 1903, Vyshinsky joined the Menshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.

After finishing his studies, he taught at a private gymnasium and practiced law in Baku. After the February Revolution in 1917, he became the Commissar of Militia for the Yakimanka District in Moscow.

Following the Bolshevik Revolution, Vyshinsky joined the Communist Party in 1920.

In 1925-1928, he served as the Rector of M