Biography of Aleksandr Podvinsky

Description:
Born into a peasant family in Zabele, Sebezh district, Vitebsk province, in 1895. Resided in Leningrad, worked as a technician at Elektrosila Factory and was a parishioner of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary church. May 8, 1931 – arrested in a case against Catholic clergy and laity (Wojno et al.). March 7, 1932 – sentenced to three years in corrective labor camp [OGPU Collegium]. Fate thereafter unknown. Source: Shkarovskii, p. 277
Variant Names:
Podvinsky, Aleksandr; Podvinskiĭ, Aleksandr Konstantinovich
Dates:
1895-1932
Locations:
Vitsebsk (Belarus); Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Subjects:
male; laity; fate unknown