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The first edition of Iskra
The first edition of Iskra

Iskra (Spark) was a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants. The first edition was published in Leipzig in 1900. Other editions were published in Munich, London, and Geneva. In 1903, the newspaper was seized by Mensheviks and was published until 1905. The average circulation was 8,000. Image File history File links Iskra. ... Image File history File links Iskra. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... [] (Sorbian/Lusatian: Lipsk) is the largest city in the Federal State (Bundesland) of Saxony in Germany. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: Freistaat Bayern). ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Leaders of the Menshevik Party at Norra Bantorget in Stockholm, Sweden, May 1917. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


Iskra's motto was "Из искры возгорится пламя" ("From a spark a fire will flare up") — a line from the reply [1] Vladimir Odoevsky wrote to the poem [2] by Pushkin addressed to the anti-tsar Dekabrists imprisoned in Siberia. A motto is a phrase or a short list of words meant formally to describe the general motivation or intention of an entity, social group, or organization. ... Prince Vladimir Odoevsky (1803 – 1869) is credited to have predicted blogging, and the basic principles of the Internet, as early as 1837. ... Pushkin may refer to: People Aleksandr Pushkin - a famous Russian poet Apollo Mussin-Pushkin - chemist and plant collector Aleksei Musin-Pushkin - statesman, historian, art collector Other Pushkin, a town in Russia Pushkin Square - square in Moscow Pushkin Museum - fine arts museum in Moscow This is a disambiguation page — a... This article is about the failed Russian revolt. ... Siberian Federal District (dark red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Siberia (Russian: , Sibir’; Tatar: Seber) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ...


Some of the staff were later involved in the Bolshevik revolution of October 1917. Leaders of the Bolshevik Party and the Communist International, a painting by Malcolm McAllister on the Pathfinder Mural in New York City and on the cover of the book Lenin’s Final Fight published by Pathfinder. ... It has been suggested that Revolutionary be merged into this article or section. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...


Staff members:

Later: Vladimir Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) (April 22 (April 10 (O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was... G. V. Plekhanov Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov (Георгий Валентинович Плеханов) (December 11, 1856 – May 30, 1918; Old Style: November 29, 1856 – May 17, 1918) was a Russian revolutionary and a Marxist theoretician. ... Vera Ivanovna Zasulich Vera Ivanovna Zasulich (July 27, 1849-May 8, 1919) (born August 8, New Style) was a Russian Marxist writer and revolutionary. ... Pavel Borissovich Axelrod (1850-1928). ... Julius Martov Julius Martov or L. Martov (Ма́ртов, real name Yuli Osipovich Zederbaum (Russian Ю́лий О́сипович Цедерба́ум)) (November 24, 1873-April 4, 1923) was born in Constantinople in 1873. ... Alexander Nikolayevich Potresov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Потресов) (September 1(13), 1869, Moscow - July 11, 1934, Paris) was a Russian social democrat and one of the leaders of Menshevism. ...

Printing: Blumenfeld. (Russian: Лев Давидович Троцкий; also transliterated Leo, Lev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij, Trockij and Trotzky) (November 7 [O.S. October 26] 1879 – August 21, 1940), born Lev Davidovich Bronstein (Лев Давидович Бронштейн), was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Marxist theorist. ...


Sources

  • L. Trotsky "My Life"
  • Soviet Encyclopedical Dictionary

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