Alexander Dmitrievich Tsiurupa (Russian: ??????Β΄??? ???Β΄??????? ????Β΄??, September 19 (O.S.
October 1) 1870, Oleshky β May 8, 1928, Mukhalatka village of Oliva urban-type settlement, Crimea) was a Soviet state and Party figure.
1917β1921 β Vice Chairman and, later, Chief of food of RSFSR
1922β1923 β Vice Chairman of Sovnarkom of RSFSR, USSR
1923β1925 β Chairman of Gosplan of USSR
1925β1928 β Narkom of external and internal trade of USSROn his official duties he faced a tough problem of food supplies of the starving newly created republic.
In October 1917 he successfully organized transport of grain, seized from Ukrainian farmers, to Petrograd.
He was elected member of the Party Central Committee at the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th congresses of the Communist Party.