Background
BLUMENTAL’, Fridrikh was born on July 31, 1896 in Riga. Son of a German physician and his Latin wife.
BLUMENTAL’, Fridrikh was born on July 31, 1896 in Riga. Son of a German physician and his Latin wife.
Studied at Medical Faculty, Moscow University but prevented from graduating by advent of World War 1. 1920 graduate Kiev Infantry Officers Training Courses.
During World War 1 medic at the front. From 1919 in Red Army. 1920 chairman, regt culture and educational comt.
Regt comissar; deputy chief, div political department. 1921 information officer, head of organisation and instruction, head of propaganda and agitation, div political department. Deputy head, Polit Department, 30th Division.
1921-1924 head Propaganda and Agitation Department, Polit Board, Khar’kov Military district. 1924-1927 chairman, Chair of Party and Polit Work, then head, Military-Polit Faculty, Tolmachev Military Polit Academy. 1927-1937 head Propaganda and Agitation Department, Red Army Main Polit Board.
1937 arrested by State Security organs.
Religion is a cause of numerous conflicts and bloody wars throughout the history of mankind.
The emphasis on peaceful coexistence doesn’t mean that the Soviet Union accepted a static world with clear lines. Socialism is inevitable and the "correlations of forces" were moving towards socialism.
Communist Party member from 1919.