Martemyan Ryutin 1890 – 1937

Biography

Martemyan Ryutin was born on February 13, 1890, in Irkutsk Governorate, a region in southeastern Siberia. He devoted much of his life to Soviet politics during a transformative period in Russian history. Over the course of his career, Ryutin became involved in the political movements that shaped the Soviet state during its formative decades.

Ryutin’s life ended tragically on January 10, 1937, in Moscow. He was 46 years old at the time of his death, which came by gunshot wound during a tumultuous era in Soviet history. Following his passing, he was laid to rest at Donskoe Cemetery in Moscow, one of the city’s most significant burial grounds.

Though his time was cut short, Ryutin’s life reflected the complex political landscape of early twentieth-century Russia. His legacy remains connected to the Soviet period in which he lived and worked, a time of significant change and upheaval.