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# Nikolai Yezhov

(1895–1940)   Politician

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Nikolai Yezhov was a politician.

## Quick Facts About Nikolai Yezhov

Born April 8, 1895

Died February 4, 1940

Profession Politician

## About Nikolai Yezhov

NKVD director under Joseph Stalin (1895-1940)... \| Nikolai Ivanovich Yezhov, also spelt Ezhov, was a Soviet secret police official under Joseph Stalin who was head of the NKVD from 1936 to 1938, at the height of the Great Purge. Yezhov organized mass arrests, torture, and executions during the Great Purge, but he fell out of favor with Joseph Stalin

##  Quotes by Nikolai Yezhov

> [When you chop wood, chips fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikolai-yezhov/when-you-chop-wood-chips-fly/)

[Nikolai Yezhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikolai-yezhov/)

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