Nikolai Ignatyevich Yeltsin
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| Nikolai Ignatyevich Yeltsin | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Николай Игнатьевич Ельцин |
| Born | 27 June [O.S. 14 June] 1906 Basmanovskoye village, Perm Governorate, Russian Empire (now Talitsky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia) |
| 💀Died | 30 May 1977 (aged 70) Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union30 May 1977 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Shirokorechenskoye Cemetery, Yekaterinburg |
| 💼 Occupation | Construction foreman, inventor |
| Known for | Father of Boris Yeltsin |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Klavdia Vasilyevna Yeltsina (née Starygina) |
| 👶 Children | Boris, Mikhail |
| 🏅 Awards | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" |
Nikolai Ignatyevich Yeltsin (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 27 June 1906 – 30 May 1977) was a Soviet construction foreman and the father of Boris Yeltsin, the first president of the Russian Federation. He was a victim of political repression in the 1930s, serving time in the Gulag during the construction of the Moscow Canal.[1][2]
Early life
Nikolai Ignatyevich Yeltsin was born in 1906 in the village of Basmanovskoye in the Perm Governorate (now Talitsky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast) into a family of prosperous peasants. After the October Revolution, his father was dispossessed during dekulakization. Nikolai and his younger brother Andrian were hired to work on the construction of the Kazan Aviation Plant.[1][2]
Arrest and imprisonment
In 1934, Nikolai and Andrian Yeltsin were arrested. The cause of their arrest was dissatisfaction with working conditions and statements against the forced collection of money "to aid Austrian workers." Nikolai Yeltsin was convicted of "counter-revolutionary activity" and sentenced to three years in corrective labor camps.[1][2]
He served his sentence during the construction of the Moscow–Volga Canal in the Dmitrovlag camp system.[1] For exemplary behavior, he was released early in 1936.[2]
According to other sources, immediately after sentencing, Nikolai Yeltsin was exiled to the city of Berezniki in Perm Oblast to work on the construction of a potash plant, where his brother Ivan, who had also been arrested, was later sent.[2] During the late 1930s, he lived in Berezniki, working on the construction of the local chemical plant.
Later life
During the Great Patriotic War, he was not drafted due to his status as a valuable construction specialist. After the war, the family returned to Berezniki, then moved to Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), where he worked as a construction foreman.[2]
In 1944, he built a house in Berezniki where the family grew vegetables, which helped them survive the difficult war and post-war years. As a worker at the chemical plant, he received an increased ration of 800 grams of bread per day.[2]
In the 1950s, he was recognized by the Ministry of Construction as an outstanding inventor and innovator. He was sent to the All-Union Exhibition of Economic Achievements as a foreman-innovator.[2] According to his son Boris's memoirs, he was constantly inventing, dreaming of creating an automatic brick-laying machine, and made drawings and sketches of his ideas.[1][2]
In the 1960s, he retired and bought a house in the Ural village of Butka, where his son Boris had spent his childhood.[2] He died on 30 May 1977 in Sverdlovsk and was buried at the Shirokorechenskoye Cemetery.[3] His son Boris, who was then First Secretary of the Sverdlovsk Regional Committee of the CPSU, participated in organizing the funeral.[2]
In 1989, Nikolai Ignatyevich Yeltsin was posthumously rehabilitated.[2]
Family
In 1930, he married Klavdia Vasilyevna Starygina (1908–1993).[2] They had two sons:
- Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1931–2007) — first president of the Russian Federation;
- Mikhail Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1937–2009) — high-altitude rigger, worked at the Yekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) House-Building Combine.[2]
His brothers, Andrian and Ivan, were also arrested. Andrian died at the front during the Great Patriotic War.[2]
Awards
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Николай Ельцин — отец президента России, сидевший в ГУЛАГе за контрреволюционную деятельность". Pravda.Ru (in русский). 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 "Николай Ельцин: за что отец российского президента сидел в ГУЛАГе". Russkaya Semerka (in русский). 2025-03-05. Retrieved 2026-03-26.
- ↑ "Ельцин Николай Игнатьевич". Gde dremlyut myortvye (in русский). Retrieved 2026-03-26.
Further reading
- Zenkovich N. A. (2005). The Most Secret Relatives (in русский). Moscow: Olma-Press. ISBN 5-94850-408-5. Search this book on
- Pikhoya R. G. (2021). President of the Russian Federation Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (in русский). Moscow: Political Encyclopedia. ISBN 978-5-8243-2456-9 Check
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External links
- Yeltsin Center. Archive Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
- Immortal Barracks — project about victims of political repression Script error: The function "in_lang" does not exist.
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