avanesov

J. Sverdloff, Smoliansky, Avasenov (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• Art Siegel said:

  Caption at bottom: Members of the Central Executive [Committee] "Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov (Russian: Я́ков Миха́йлович Свердло́в; IPA: [ˈjakəf mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ svʲɪrdˈlof]; known by pseudonyms "Andrei", "Mikhalych", "Max", "Smirnov", "Permyakov"; 3 June [O.S. 22 May] 1885 – 16 March 1919) was a Bolshevik party administrator and chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Sverdlov

• Art Siegel said:

  Probably misspelled and "Varlam Aleksandrovich Avanesov (Russian: Варлаам Александрович Аванесов; born Suren Karpovich Martirosyan, Russian: Сурен Карпович Мартиросян;[1] 1884 – March 16, 1930) was an Armenian Bolshevik and Soviet communist politician." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varlam_Avanesov

• Art Siegel said:

  AKA "All Russian Central Executive Committee", of which Sverdlov was chairman and the two others were secretaries: books.google.com/books?id=uJsaAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA275&l...

• B-59 said:

  This photo is in the 'Album of Revolutionary Russia' www.marxists.org/history/ussr/art/photography/album/Rev-R... The caption says that they were Members of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviets. Sverdloff was President, Smoliansky and Avanesov were secretaries.

• Arden said:

  Thanks Art Siegel and B-59 for finding the related image in the "Album of Revolutionary Russia." We will add more details when we update.