Artur Khristyanovich Artuzov (surname at birth Frauchi) Артур Христианович Артузов (Фраучи), (18 February 1891, Tver region, Russia - 21 August 1937, Moscow) headed the Soviet foreign intelligence service INO, part of OGPU, later the NKVD, from August 1931 to May 1935. He was arrested on May 13, 1937 as part of the "Plot of the Generals." His execution took place on August 21, 1937.