Sorokin Ilya (Ilja) Shlemovich (1911).

From 1925, Ilya Sorokin worked at a shoe factory in Daugavpils. From 1928, he took part in the revolutionary movement, was a member of the left-wing trade union of Latgale workers, distributed leaflets, and participated in meetings. He was repeatedly arrested.

In 1938, he moved to Riga. After the restoration of Soviet power in 1940, he was appointed director of the factory “Erglis.” Whith the outbreak of the Nazi invasion, he joined the army and served in the 43rd Guards Latvian Rifle Division. For his military заслуги, he was awarded two medals “For Courage” and “For the Defence of Moscow.”

After demobilisation, he returned to Riga and worked in his profession: head of the Technical Control Department at the shoe factory “Rīgas Apavnieks,” head of the Technical Control Department and chief engineer at the factory “Erglis,” and from 1960 as head of the Technical Control Department and chief engineer at the footwear production association “Rekord.”

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