Biography of Ivan Roth

Description:
Lived in Pfeifer, worked on his own farm and was a parishioner of the local church. In 1928, during collectivization, his farm was ruined by huge taxes and he was forced to join a collective farm. In 1930 he was drawn into the investigation in a case against German Catholic clergy and laity. Convicted (?). Fate thereafter unknown. Source: Investigatory Matter 95215, Central Archive, FSB, Russian Federation
Variant Names:
Roth, Ivan; Rot, Ivan Petrovich
Dates:
1928-1930
Locations:
Pfeifer (Russia)
Subjects:
male; laity; fate unknown