1883. Andrei Vyshinsky was born
130 years ago, on December 10, 1883, Andrei Yanuarievich Vyshinsky, the USSR prosecutor, one of the organizers of mass political repressions of the 30s and the prosecutor on Moscow political processes was born. Molotov’s translator Valentin Zhezhkov recalled: “Vyshinsky was known for his rudeness with his subordinates, the ability to restore fear of others. But before the highest authorities, he kept obsequiously, pleasing. Even in the reception room, he entered as an embodiment of modesty.