Feigin Lev Samuilovich (25 June 1910, Riga – 1968, Riga) — lawyer.
Lev Feigin was born into the family of an accountant at the firm “Finkelstein Brothers,” Samuil Feigin (1883, Riga – 1934, Riga).
In 1929, he enrolled in the Faculty of Law and Economics at the Latvian State University. In 1934, after his father’s death, he was forced to leave his studies and began working in a confectionery shop owned by his mother.
In 1937–1938, he served in the 9th Rēzekne Infantry Regiment, in the 8th bicycle company. In 1939, he resumed his studies at the university, graduating in March 1941.
In 1940–1941, he worked at the People’s Commissariat of Light Industry of the Latvian SSR.
In 1941, he was evacuated to Chuvashia and worked as a loader at a sawmill in the town of Buinsk. In August 1941, he добровольно joined the Soviet Army. He participated in battles near Naro-Fominsk and Staraya Russa.
In 1942, he was wounded and sent to a hospital in the Kirov region. After recovery, he continued his service in the 1st Latvian Reserve Regiment.
In 1944–1945, he studied at a military infantry school in Podolsk. In 1945–1946, he served at the HQ of the 125th Rifle Regiment of the Latvian 43rd Guards Division, with the rank of Junior Lieutenant of the Guards, working as a clerk in the secret section of the regiment’s headquarters and as an investigator. He was awarded two medals.
After demobilization in 1946, he worked as a legal adviser in the “Gortop” trust. In October 1946, he was accepted as a trainee at the 3rd legal consultation of the Latvian SSR Bar Association. In 1947, he became an адвокат in the same office. He also studied at the evening University of Marxism-Leninism.
In 1951, Lev Feigin was appointed head of the legal consultation and remained a member of the Latvian SSR Bar Association until his death in 1968.
During the war in Riga, his mother, Esfir Feigina (1888, Lepel – 1941, Riga), and his brother, Yakov Feigin (1912, Riga – 1943, Riga), were killed.
Family :
Samuil Feigin (1883–1934) — father
Esfir Feigina (1888–1941) — mother
Yakov Feigin (1912–1943) — brother