Sergei Mironovich Kirov[a][b] (born Kostrikov; [c] 27 March 1886 – 1 December 1934) was a Russian and Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary. Kirov was an early revolutionary in the Russian …

Nov 27, 2025 · Sergei Kirov, Russian Communist leader whose assassination marked the beginning of the Great Purge in the Soviet Union (1934–38). His death was blamed on both general secretary …

5 days ago · Once billed as Soviet ‘carrier killers,’ Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruisers faded into costly relics. Here’s how their story ended.

Mar 4, 2010 · Sergei Kirov, a leader of the Russian Revolution and a high-ranking member of the Politburo, is shot to death at his Leningrad office by Communist Party member Leonid Nikolayev, …

Sergei Kirov (1886–1934) - One of the most famous state and party leaders of the Soviet era of 1920–1930 and close companion of Stalin. Kirov’s personality, because of his charisma and …

Soviet leader whose murder inaugurated the Stalinist purges of the 1930s. On 1 December 1934, Leonid Nikolayev, a disgruntled former member of the Communist Party, shot and killed Sergei Kirov, head …

Kirov (Russian: Ки́ров KEE-ruhf) is the capital city of Kirov Oblast, Russia. The population of Kirov is approximately 507,000 people (2018). The city dates back to at least 1374 and has been known as …

Sergei Mironovich Kirov Russian: Серге́й Миро́нович Ки́ров (né Kostrikov; Russian: Ко́стриков March 27, 1886 – December 1, 1934) was a Soviet politician and Bolshevik revolutionary whose …

Kirov is the most eastern city founded during the time of Kievan Rus and one of the oldest cities in the north-east of Russia. Located in the taiga forest zone, it stands in the valley of the Vyatka River.

It was renamed Kirov after the Bolshevik politician Sergei Kirov in 1934, even though he never visited the city. It is an important economic, transportation, industrial, educational and cultural center in …