Nikolai Podvoisky 1880 – 1948

Biography

Nikolai Podvoisky was born on February 4, 1880, in the village of Kunashivka, during a time of great social and political ferment in Russia. He would become a significant figure in the revolutionary movements that transformed his nation in the early twentieth century, dedicating much of his life to the causes that defined an era of radical change.

Throughout his career, Podvoisky worked as a revolutionary, contributing to the political upheaval that reshaped Russian society. His commitment to these ideals spanned decades of turbulent history, placing him among those who witnessed and participated in the momentous events of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.

Podvoisky spent his final years in Moscow, where he died on July 28, 1948, at the age of sixty-eight. His contributions to Russia’s revolutionary history were honored by his burial in Novodevichy Cemetery in the Khamovniki District, one of Russia’s most prestigious burial grounds, where many notable figures of Russian culture and history have been laid to rest.