Rosalia Zemlyachka
| Rozalia Samuilovna Zalkind, nicknamed Demon and Zemlyachka | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 20, 1876 Kiev, Russian Empire |
| Died |
January 21, 1947 (aged 70) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Jewess |
| Occupation | attended middle school and French University, have never been working |
| Known for | Marxist revolutionary |
Rozalia Samuilovna Zalkind (Russian: Залкинд Розалия Самуиловна) known under nicknames Devil (for personal participation in mass executions) and Zemlyachka (20 March 1876 – 21 January 1947) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and statesman. She is best known for her involvement in the organization of the First Russian revolution, and along with Bela Kun, as one of the organizers of the Red Terror in the Crimea in 1920-1921, against former soldiers of the White Army.
Notes
- Barbara Evans Clements, Bolshevik Women. Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 9780521599207