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  • Writer's pictureMichael Laxer

Yakov Sverdlov addresses a huge crowd on May Day, Red Square, 1918

Photos of Revolutionary Russia #31

Yakov Sverdlov addresses a huge crowd on May Day, Red Square, 1918 -- Photos of Revolutionary Russia #31


Sverdlov, who was Head of State at the time, is atop an armoured car nicknamed "Red Zamoskvorechye".

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