Law Atlas

How The Law Decides
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Jurist

Roman Rudenko

Modern Legislators and Statute Authors

Roman Rudenko (1907-1981) was a Soviet lawyer and state prosecutor. He served as Procurator-General of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic from 1944 to 1953 and then as Procurator-General of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1981. He is known internationally as the chief Soviet prosecutor at the 1946 Nuremberg trial of the major Nazi war criminals, and he had earlier served as chief prosecutor at the 1945 Trial of the Sixteen in Moscow against leaders of the Polish Underground.

Facts
Role
Soviet lawyer and statesman 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Russian 2
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Soviet 2
Born
1907 2
Birth Date
1907-08-07 2
Birthplace
Nosivka 2
Died
1981 2
Death Date
1981-01-23 2
Place of Death
Moscow 2
Classification
Field of Law
Criminal Law 1
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
FAQs

What was the Trial of the Sixteen that Roman Rudenko prosecuted?

Rudenko was chief prosecutor at the 1945 Moscow trial of Polish Underground leaders.

The Trial of the Sixteen was a Soviet trial held in Moscow in 1945 of leaders of the Polish Underground, and Roman Rudenko served as its chief prosecutor. The following year he acted as chief prosecutor for the Soviet Union at the Nuremberg trial of the major Nazi war criminals, holding the rank of Lieutenant-General within the Soviet Procuracy at that time.
Connections

In Legal System

Source Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)

Member Of

Source Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)tier 2

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)tier 2
Sources
1. Roman Rudenko (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Full article, gender
    He is well known internationally for acting as chief prosecutor for the USSR at the 1946 trial of the major Nazi war criminals in Nuremberg.
  • Introduction
    Roman Andreyevich Rudenko (Russian: Роман Андреевич Руденко, Ukrainian: Роман Андрійович Руденко, romanized: Roman Andriyovych Rudenko; 7 August [O.S. 25 July] 1907 - 23 January 1981) was a Soviet lawyer and statesman.
  • In Legal System: Law of the Soviet Union, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Soviet lawyer and statesman
  • Member Of: International Military Tribunal (Nuremberg), Wikipedia category: cat:Prosecutors of the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Roman Rudenko
  • Wikidata Q706118, P27 country of citizenship claim
    P27 (country of citizenship): Russian Empire
  • Wikidata Q706118, P27 country of citizenship claim, additional value 50
    citizenship (P27), additional value: Soviet
  • Wikidata Q706118, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1907
  • Wikidata Q706118, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1907-08-07
  • Wikidata Q706118, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 1981
  • Wikidata Q706118, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 1981-01-23
  • Wikidata Q706118, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Nosivka
  • Wikidata Q706118, P20 place of death claim
    P20 (place of death): Moscow
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.