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Yevgenia Bosch

1879–1925 · 20th century · Also known as Yevhenia Bosh

Yevgenia Bosch was a Bolshevik revolutionary who served as People's Secretary of Internal Affairs in the Soviet government of Ukraine formed at Kharkiv in December 1917, and is often described as the first woman to head a modern government. She took part in the Civil War as a political commissar and later joined the Left Opposition.

Yevgenia Bosch
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Ukrainian People's Republic of Soviets

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yevgenia Bosch. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yevgenia-bosch
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