Mykhailo Vasylyovych Hrulenko (Ukrainian: Михайло Васильович Груленко; 1904 – 4 August 1941) was a Czechoslovak, Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the 1st Secretary of the Stanislav Oblast Regional Committee of CP(b)U (the Communist Party of Ukraine).
Mykhailo Hrulenko | |
|---|---|
| 1st Secretary of the Stanislav Oblast Regional Committee of CP(b)U | |
| In office 27 November 1939 – 4 August 1941 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | position liquidated after World War II Mykhailo Slon |
| Head of the Provisional Civilian Administration of Stanisławów Voivodeship | |
| In office 6 October 1939 – 27 November 1939 | |
| Preceded by | position created previously in Poland Stanisław Jarecki as voivode |
| Succeeded by | position liquidated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1904[1] |
| Died | 4 August 1941 (aged 36–37)[1] |
| Party | Communist Party (b) of Ukraine |
Early life
editHrulenko was born in 1904 in the village of Konotop, which was then part of the Chernigov Governorate in the Russian Empire, into a large family as he was the ninth child.[2] His father was a carpenter.[2] Upon the outbreak of the Russian Revolution, he became a worker, and joined the Bolsheviks ahead of the October Revolution.[2]
Political career
editHe was eventually elected Secretary of the Komsomol cell for the local Konotop locomotive depot. He then became Secretary of the Konotop District Committee of the Komsomol.[1] Prior to going to a higher school, he was the Head of the Department of Culture and Propaganda for the Shostka District Committee of the Komsomol.[1] He was then a cadet of the higher party school.[1] Upon returning, he became the instructor for the Chernihiv district committee, before going back into various party work.[1]
He then became Head of the Political Department of Fedorovsky state farm, which was located within Kharkiv Oblast.[1] From May 1938 up until November 1939, he was the 2nd Secretary of the Kamianets-Podilskyi Regional Committee.[1] Simultaneously, he headed the provisional administration on the newly occupied Polish territories (Stanisławów Voivodeship) by the Soviet Union, which was incorporated into Stanislav Oblast.[1] Then, from November 1949 to 1941, he was 1st Secretary of the Stanislav Oblast Regional Committee of CP(b)U.[1]
In August 1941 Grulenko died at the World War II Eastern Front near Uman, Kiev Oblast.[1]
He has been listed on the "decommunization list" in Ukraine, which identifies former Soviet officials whose names cannot be used for public memorialization.[3]
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Profile in the Handbook on history of the Communist Party and the Soviet Union 1898–1991
- 1 2 3 Дніпро: щомісячний літературно-художній та громадсько-політичний журнал Центрального комітету ЛКСМУ (in Ukrainian). Вид-во "Молодь". 1982. p. 19. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ List of people who fall under the Law about decommunization (Список осіб, які підпадають під закон про декомунізацію)