Tavyeva Bluma Khaimovna (1914)

Tavyeva (Tawjewa) Bluma Khaimovna (1914, Kraslava — unknown) — worker, activist.

Until 1932, she studied at the Kraslava Gymnasium. From 1928, she took part in the activities of an underground youth organization circle in Kraslava. On the eve of her final examinations at the gymnasium, she was arrested while distributing illegal leaflets. By decision of the Latgale Regional Court, she was sentenced, together with a group of comrades, to 2 years and 4 months of imprisonment, which she served in Daugavpils prison. She participated in a 13-day hunger strike of political prisoners.

After her release from prison, she moved to Riga, where she worked as a seasonal laborer at the “Laima” factory and at the textile factory “I. Weiss.” She established contacts with the underground Komsomol organization of Latvia and carried out various assignments — distributing illegal literature, participating in the activities of International Red Aid (MOPR), and providing her apartment for clandestine meetings.

After the restoration of Soviet power in Latvia, she worked as director of a bread-making plant). During the Second World War, she worked on a collective farm; from 1944 to 1947, she worked in the organs of the MGB.

In 1945, she was awarded the medal “For the Victory over Germany.” From 1948, she worked in the garment industry as an ironer.