Fate of Estonian Mihkel MIHKELSON d. 13-09-1943 Tobolsk, Russia

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi, Everyone,
I'm really not confidently expecting anyone to come up with a definitive answer to my query...
So, an Estonian Mikhel MIHKELSON, b. 25-12-1899 in Suhhumi, and according to a website in the public domain, became an Estonian politician.  In 1940 he apparently was working at the Supreme Soviet in Estonia.
However, according to family legend, he was "shot as a spy", on 13th September 1943 in Tobolsk (have seen a Tubelsk spelling), Russia.
Have no idea of the tide of war in Tobolsk in Sept 1943, or which side would have had him shot.
Any ideas or whispers on this, anyone?
Keith

[HistoricalGenealogy]

Hello,

I have found a page of him on Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihkel_Mihkelson

It’s not that detailed so a searched and found a more detailed one:

https://et.unionpedia.org/i/Mihkel_Mihkelson

It’s in Finnish though so I can’t help you with that.

I found a document of him with a photo though:

[Keith Sherwood]

Thanks very much for that, HistoricalGenealogy…
Clicking on one of those Wikipedia links, I see that he’s in a list of “Estonians who have died while in Russian custody”.  Interesting.
Keith