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'''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.  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.

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]

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