Lazarev (Lasarev) Ilya Abramovich (25 May 1912, Polotsk, Vitebsk region) — merchant, food industry manager.

Ilya Lazarev was the son of Abram-Leib Lazarev (1893, Polotsk – 1944, Nizhny Tagil) and Livsha Lazareva (1878, Vitebsk region – 1963, Riga).

In 1927–1940, worked as an apprentice in the sausage workshop of the “Pishchevik” artel in Polotsk.

In 1940–1941, served as senior inspector for Gosstrakh (State Insurance) in Polotsk.

Evacuated in 1941 to the Chelyabinsk region; in 1942–1943, worked as an inspector for Gosstrakh in Kopeysk.

In 1943–1945, was master of the sausage workshop at the Kopeysk Meat Factory.

In 1945, returned to Polotsk and resumed work at the “Pishchevik” artel.

In 1946, moved to Riga, where from 1946 to 1982 he worked in the food trade system as head of sausage production, cafeteria and warehouse manager, and store director.

Married to Dina ((née Kharat) Lazareva (1910, Polotsk – 1975, Riga); their son, Lev Lazarev (1950, Riga), later invited his parents to emigrate.

In 1979, entered a second marriage with Anna Smertenko (1922, Kyiv).

A member of the CPSU since 1947.

In 1991, Ilya Lazarev and his wife received permission to emigrate to the USA at the invitation of his son.

Family:

Dina ((née Kharat) Lazareva (1910, Polotsk – 1975, Riga) — first wife
Lev Lazarev (1950, Riga) — son
Anna Smertenko (1922, Kyiv) — second wife
Abram-Leib Lazarev (1893, Polotsk – 1944, Nizhny Tagil) — father
Livsha Lazareva (1878, Vitebsk region – 1963, Riga) — mother
Samuil Lazarev (1908, Polotsk – 1942) — brother
Mikhail Lazarev (1910, Polotsk – 1943) — brother
Sara (Lazareva) Usminskaya (1910, Polotsk – …) — sister
Frida (Lazareva) Chenchikova (1911, Polotsk) — sister
Mikhail Lazarev (1918, Polotsk) — brother