Konstantin Umansky
| Konstantin Umansky | |
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| Soviet Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 6 June 1939 – 5 November 1941 |
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| Premier |
Vyacheslav Molotov Joseph Stalin |
| Preceded by | Alexander Troyanovsky |
| Succeeded by | Andrei Gromyko |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Umansky (Константин Александрович Уманский) 14 May 1902 Mykolaiv |
| Died | 25 January 1945 (aged 42) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) |
| Alma mater | Moscow University |
| Profession | Diplomat, journalist |
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Umansky (Ukrainian: Константин Александрович Уманский; Russian: Константин Александрович Уманский; 14 May 1902 – 25 January 1945), was a Soviet diplomat, editor, journalist and artist.
Umansky, who was Jewish, was born in Mykolaiv; he began studies at Moscow University in 1918, and joined the Russian Communist Party (Bolsheviks) in 1919.
From August to October 1922, Umansky worked in the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs. His ability to learn new languages, of which he was said to be able to learn a new language in a month, and spoke Russian, French, Italian, German and English, gained him a position with the Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union as a correspondent, which took him abroad to places including Rome, Paris and Geneva. Working for TASS from 1922–1931, there were rumours that his career in journalism was mixed with secret police activities, but Umansky refused to answer questions on this subject, stating only, "It is beneath my dignity to answer such a question." The Historical Dictionary of Signals Intelligence lists him as a REDAKTOR (NKVD Mexico).
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