Mikhail Trilisser
Mikhail Trilisser | |
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| Born | Meier Abramovich Trilisser April 1, 1883 |
| Died | February 2, 1940 (aged 56) |
| Cause of death | execution |
| Other names | Mikhail Aleksandrovich Moskvin, Moskvin, Meer Moskvin |
| Occupation | Intelligence officer |
| Years active | 1901–1938 |
| Agent(s) | Cheka, GPU, OGPU, NKVD |
| Known for | role in the "Trust" |
| Political party | RSDLP (1901–1903) RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1903–1918) Bolshevik Party (1918–1938) |
Mikhail Abramovich Trilisser (Russian: Ме́ер Абра́мович Трили́ссер; born Meier Abramovich Trilisser) (1 April 1883 – 2 February 1940), also known by the pseudonym Moskvin (Russian: Москви́н), was a chief of the Foreign Department of the Cheka, i.e. the State Political Directorate or GPU, and then the OGPU of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Later, he worked for the NKVD as a covert bureau chief and Comintern leader.