Vladimir Dzhunkovsky

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Vladimir Fyodorovich Dzhunkovskiy (Russian: Владимир Фëдорович Джунковский, September 19 [O.S. September 7] 1865, Saint Petersburg–February 21, 1938, Moscow) was a Russian statesman. He held the posts of the Governor of Moscow Guberniya and the Governor-General of Moscow (August 6, 1908 - January 25, 1913).

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Dzhunkovskiy was a scion of nobles from Poltava Guberniya. An alumnus of the Page Corps, he started the military service in the Guards of Preobrazhensky Regiment. Dzhunkovskiy seved as adjutant of Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, the head of the Moscow City Board of the People's Soberness Trusteeship and the Chief of the Special Corps of Gendarmes.

In 1908 he was appointed Governor-General of Moscow. Dzhunkovskiy's governorship was marked by the bloom of cultural life in Moscow as several hubs have been opened: Moscow Commerce Institute, Shanyavskiy Institute, Shelaputin Pedagogic Society, Moscow Aeronautics Society, Alexander III Museum of Fine Arts and Marfo-Mariinsk cloister. Dzhunkovskiy was considered to be affiliated with Freemasons.^[1]

In 1913 he was appointed First Deputy Interior Minister, head of the Okhrana. On August 19, 1915, after unsuccessful attempt to discredit Grigori Rasputin, he was discharged from most of his posts. He was sent to the fronts of World War I where he commanded the 15th Siberian Rifle Division on the Western Front and the 3rd Siberian Army Corps. In April, 1917 he gained the rank of General-Lieutenant.

Following the Russian Revolution, Dzhunkovskiy was released from Alekseyevsk ravelin of Petropavlovsk Fortress due to popularity among soldiers. However in September of 1918 he was arrested, being accused in suppression of revolutionary workers. On December 6, 1918 Dzhunkovskiy was jailed into Butyrka prison, but released several month later. During the 1920's he served as security consultant of OGPU.

In the end of 1937, during the Stalinist repressions, he was arrested again, sentenced to death and executed on February 21, 1938.