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Christian Rakovsky

1873 - 1941

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Christian Georgiyevich Rakovsky (August 13 [O.S. August 1] 1873 – September 11, 1941), Bulgarian name Krastyo Georgiev Rakovski, born Krastyo Georgiev Stanchov, was a Bulgarian-born socialist revolutionary, a Bolshevik politician and Soviet diplomat and statesman; he was also noted as a journalist, physician, and essayist. Rakovsky's political career took him throughout the Balkans and into France and Imperial Russia; for part of his life, he was also a Romanian citizen. A lifelong collaborator of Leon Trotsky, he was a prominent activist of the Second International, involved in politics with the Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party, Romanian Social Democratic Party, and the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. Rakovsky was expelled at different times from various countries as a result of his activities, and, during World War I, became a founding member of the Revolutionary Balkan Social Democratic Labor Federation while helping to organize the Zimmerwald Conference. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian Rakovsky is the 4,447th most popular politician (down from 3,234th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 30th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Bulgarian Politician.

Christian Rakovsky is most famous for his role in the trial of Leon Trotsky in Mexico in 1937.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Christian Rakovsky ranks 4,447 out of 19,576. Before him are Roméo Dallaire, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Godomar II, Gottlob Berger, Mithridates V of Parthia, and Sumu-abum. After him are Maurice Thorez, Ildibad, Edigu, Nicomedes IV of Bithynia, Sverker II of Sweden, and Stefan Löfven.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Christian Rakovsky ranks 38. Before him are Félix d'Herelle, John Flanagan, Feodor Chaliapin, Alice Guy-Blaché, Radoje Domanović, and Thomas Curtis. After him are Ivanoe Bonomi, Tullio Levi-Civita, Charles Péguy, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Constantin Carathéodory, and Robert Wiene. Among people deceased in 1941, Christian Rakovsky ranks 41. Before him are Pál Teleki, Sherwood Anderson, Günther Lütjens, Louis Chevrolet, Günther Prien, and Annie Jump Cannon. After him are Mikhail Kirponos, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Sisowath Monivong, Tullio Levi-Civita, Benjamin Lee Whorf, and Hans Driesch.

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In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Christian Rakovsky ranks 43 out of 415. Before him are Petar Mladenov (1936), Jules Pascin (1885), Irina Bokova (1952), Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), Zhelyu Zhelev (1935), and Vlado Chernozemski (1897). After him are Jeremias II of Constantinople (1536), Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324), Hristo Botev (1848), Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929), Nikola Zhekov (1865), and Vladimir of Bulgaria (850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Bulgaria

Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Christian Rakovsky ranks 24. Before him are Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350), Peter I of Bulgaria (927), Peter II of Bulgaria (1150), Petar Mladenov (1936), Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), and Zhelyu Zhelev (1935). After him are Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324), Nikola Zhekov (1865), Vladimir of Bulgaria (850), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), Georgi Parvanov (1957), and Kardam of Bulgaria (735).

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