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"In december 1931, he ordered the cathedral of Christ the Saviour to be destroyed. This Cathedral was a great symbol of Christian Russia
'''Lazar Kaganovich''' was born in Kabany, [[Ukraine]] in 1893 into a [[Jewish]] family. He worked as a shoemaker and joined the [[Bolshevik]] Party in 1911. He took part in the [[October Revolution]], and by the 1920s was leader of the party in the Ukraine.
'''Lazar Kaganovich''' was born in Kabany, [[Ukraine]] in 1893 into a [[Jewish]] family. He worked as a shoemaker and joined the [[Bolshevik]] Party in 1911. He took part in the [[October Revolution]], and by the 1920s was leader of the party in the Ukraine.
With the support of [[Stalin]], Kaganovich was a member of the [[Politburo]] by 1930. He implemented the plans for collectivisation and destruction of the [[Christian]] Religion in Ukraine by confiscating food from the peasants. This caused a devastating famine in which between seven and thirteen million people died. This famine became known as the "[[Holodomor]]". The [[Soviet]] government covered up the tragedy by falsifying census statistics and forbidding any mention in the press. He was also involved in the [[great purge]]s which ended all opposition to Stalin.
With the support of [[Stalin]], Kaganovich was a member of the [[Politburo]] by 1930. He implemented the plans for collectivisation and destruction of the [[Christian]] Religion in Ukraine by confiscating food from the peasants. This caused a devastating famine in which between seven and thirteen million people died. This famine became known as the "[[Holodomor]]". The [[Soviet]] government covered up the tragedy by falsifying census statistics and forbidding any mention in the press. In December 1931, he ordered the [[Cathedral]] of [[Christ the Saviour]] to be destroyed. This Cathedral was a great symbol of Russian Christianity. He was also involved in the [[great purge]]s which ended all opposition to Stalin.
When Stalin died, Kaganovich opposed his successor [[Nikita Kruschev]]. As a result, he was expelled from the Communist Party and forced into retirement. He died in 1991.[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSkaganovich.htm]
When Stalin died, Kaganovich opposed his successor [[Nikita Kruschev]]. As a result, he was expelled from the Communist Party and forced into retirement. He died in 1991.[http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RUSkaganovich.htm]