Moisei Uritsky

Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky (14 January 1873 – 17 August 1918) was a Jewish Communist who was important during October Revolution and who afterwards became the leader of the Soviet secret police (Cheka) in Saint Petersburg (Petrograd/Leningrad). He organized Red Terror, but was himself assassinated by a young military cadet in retaliation for the killings of his friend and other officers. Following this, along with the assassination attempt on Lenin on August 30, the Communists intensified the Red Terror. The central city square in Saint Petersburg was renamed as the Uritsky Square until 1944.