Leon Gaikis
Leonid Yakovlevich Gaikis (Gaykis, Hajkis, Jaikis, Khaikis; 1898 — 21 August 1937) was a Soviet diplomat and the second Soviet ambassador to Spain, where he served during the Spanish Civil War. In 1937, he was recalled to Moscow, arrested and soon shot, as part of the Great Purge.
Leon Gaikis | |
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| Леонид Яковлевич Гайкис | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Died | 21 August 1937 (aged 38–39) |
| Citizenship | Russian, Soviet |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Title | Soviet ambassador to Spain |
| Term | 1937 |
| Predecessor | Marcel Rosenberg |
| Successor | Sergey Aleksandrovich Bogomolov (1977) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Spouse | Helena Gaikis |
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