Who is Sergej Uritskiy?

[superflo]

So if this thread is a little misplaced in the Doomsday forums, please apologize.
In the Hoi2 Soviet minister files, there is a security minister named Sergej Uritskiy. He is in fact, a crime fighter (-10% consumer goods need) appearing in start of 1937.

Since I know ALL minister in Hearts of Iron 2 are real historical persons, and his facial expression fascinated me for the very first moment, I looked for him in Wikipedia. Surprisingly, there was no article for him. Then I looked up in Google, however I could only find some results linking to Hoi2 AARs. I even tried translating his name to Russian, without success. So now I ask you: Who is this man?

 

[unmerged(29036)]

Maybe he is a Paradox?

 

[Lord Finnish]

I don't find it surprising that a Soviet man has gone missing.

 

[unmerged(105771)]

I don't find it surprising that a Soviet man has gone missing.

Neither do I. NKVD might of had something to do with erasing him from history though.

 

[superflo]

If so, how could Paradox integrate him in Hearts of Iron?

 

[Veldmaarschalk]

This is the only Uritskiy I can find

Moisei Uritsky

But he was murdered in 1918

 

[unmerged(105771)]

If so, how could Paradox integrate him in Hearts of Iron?

Long lost relative of Johannes maybe ?

But seriously though, he might have had a name change to protect himself from the purge or something or para just found this neat photo and wanted to use it.

 

[Lord Finnish]

Long lost relative of Johannes maybe ?

But seriously though, he might have had a name change to protect himself from the purge or something or para just found this neat photo and wanted to use it.

For a second I thought that you mean he was my relative :rofl:

But have you checked names near to Uritskiy, like Uritskij or Uritskiyji?

 

[unmerged(105771)]

xD. Check your pm Finn.

And no, I'm too lazy. But I still stand by my opinion that the NKVD was after his ass and Para put him in because his pic looked awesome.

 

[Therion]

He is an unperson.

 

[Neoptolemus]

My google skills allowed me to discover this: http://www.conelrad.com/atomicsecrets/secrets.php?secrets=07

I, uh, wouldn't take that as proof of a real person existing though.

 

[ADukes]

It's Semyon Petrovich Uritski.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Урицкий,_Семён_Петрович

 

[unmerged(61296)]

A NKVD officer, most probably?

 

[JRHINDO]

Soviet military leader, Chief Red Army Intelligence.
He is the chief of GRU, foreign intelligence, the soviet's CIA.

 

[OsirisReborn]

Hatuke was just assassinated for inquiring about Sergej Uritskiy !!!!!!
omg! get small!

 

[OsirisReborn]

It's Semyon Petrovich Uritski.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Урицкий,_Семён_Петрович

ultra LOL!!!
I can soooo read that dude

 

[coreymas]

A bit of a warning... please do not resurrect threads that have been dead for nearly 2 years.

 

[superflo]

It's Semyon Petrovich Uritski.

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Урицкий,_Семён_Петрович

Wow! Thanks for solving the mystery! I wonder how Semyon did turn into Sergej, but the photo is definitely the same. Now a sad thing to see he died in 1938. Another victim of his own ideology.

 

[bestmajor]

Since I know ALL minister in Hearts of Iron 2 are real historical persons

:rofl: depends on what you mean with "all" and "historical" L.O.L.

 

[coreymas]

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