Yakov Peters biography

Born in the village of Nikracez Brinkensky volost of the Gazenpot district of the Courland province. Father is a farm laborer. He graduated from the 2-class Brinkensky volost ministry school for 4 years. From 8 years old - subparagraphs at wealthy farmers. B - laborer in the estates of local barons. B - an elevator worker in the Libava harbor. Since May-a member of the Libavsky circle of the Latvian Social Democracy.

C is the worker of the oil plant. In March, arrested. He sits for 1.5 years in a Libava prison, accused of "attempting to the life of the director of the plant during a strike." It is tortured - they tear out the nails from the fingers on his hands, but does not admit to anything and is justified by the Riga Military Court for "unproven guilt" and was released in the city of C - a worker on a sawmill, a logger in the Kurzemsky forests.

C - emigrated to Germany, where he could not find a job further - to England. Member of the Bureau of the London Group of Latvian Social Democrats, a member of the communist club of London, a member of the shorts of the British Socialist Party. C - member of the Bureau of the European Emigrant Committee of the Latvian Social -Democratic Party Pseudonym - Karl Moor. Anarchists desperately fired.

After the assault, only two corpses were discovered, the rest fled. One of the dead - Fritz Dumniyk is a cousin and friend Y. Arrestyan on suspicion of attacks and robberies of anarchists. Fully justified in court. Since spring - in Russia.

Since July-a member of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Party of Latvia. Conducts anti -war agitation in the Latvian parts of the Northern Front. The delegate of a democratic meeting from the peasants of the Livonia province. The delegate of the 2nd All-Russian Congress of Soviets October from October 29 is a member of the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Petrosovet.

Since December - Treasurer - member of the board of the Cheka. Deputy Chairman of the Cheka, Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Tribunal. In May-June, he led the defeat "Union of the Protection of the Homeland and Freedom." He headed the suppression of the Levoyer rebellion in Moscow. One of the main organizers of the Chekist provocation system, in question, conducted interrogations, and then acted as an prosecutor at the processes of the English diplomat B.

Loccant and intelligence S. from July 8 to August 22. VChK instead of the detached F. Since June - "Extraordinary Commissioner for the cleaning of Petrograd and the frontline from the White Guards and spies." At the same time - the chief of staff of the internal defense of Petrograd. Heads the suppression of the rebellions of the forts of the red hill, the gray horse and Voruchevo.

In fact, he became a dictator of Petrograd, deploying a campaign of mass terror in it. Personally conducted arrests and initiated executions inside the city, compiled lists on the telephone books of the former dignitaries, military, capitalists, noblemen, etc.. At the same time - the military commandant of the Kyiv fortified region. Wounded in a battle near Kyiv. Member of the Military Council of the Tula fortified region.

In the beginning - heavily sick with typhoid. He led the suppression of the rebellion. From July 8 to? Supreme Revolutionary Tribunal at the All -Russian Central Executive Committee. Upon returning from Turkestan, he writes a letter to V. Lenin with a request for a meeting, but he refuses. In - beginning. Eastern Department of the GPU. C - member of the collegium of the OGPU.

In - before. Moscow Control Commission. Wife - May Freeman, daughter of a banker who bought the title of English Lord G. Daughter - May G. Second wife with the city of son - Igor, architect. The Order of the Red Banner or arrested on November 26, Ryskulov that Peters was associated with the "Right Clipstation". In the investigation, he recognized the interrogation protocol of 7.

At the trial, he found himself guilty and confirmed the evidence of the data on the investigation. TU thanks everyone who helps to maintain the base in the current condition and sends the donates. The resulting donates go to expand the base - payment of archival search queries.