were presented. The Great Purge Danilov was an active member of the Communist Party. Like a number of other linguists and Africanists he perished due to Joseph Stalin's purges. On 28 December 1934 he was expelled from the CPSU (b), and in January. 1935 dismissed from all jobs and forced to work as an educator in children's colonies of the OGPU in Kaluga and near Serpukhov. Danilov was arrested on 14 May 1937. He was found guilty of crimes against his country and being a member of a counterrevolutionary terrorist organization and was executed on 29 July 1937. Danilov's ashes were scattered in the Donskoy Cemetery. He was rehabilitated on 10 November 1956. References External links Some additional info on Danilov and most of his works ( in French) Danilov's Biography (in Russian) 1897 births 1937 deaths People from Chyhyryn People from Chigirinsky Uyezd Linguists from the Soviet Union 20th-century linguists Russian military personnel of World War I Russian people executed by the Soviet Union Great Purge victims from Russia Soviet rehabilitations Burials at Donskoye Cemetery