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"Alexandra Mikhailovna Kollontai (Russian: Алекса́ндра Миха́йловна Коллонта́й — née Domontovich, Домонто́вич) (March 31 [O.S. March 19] 1872 – 9 March 1952) was a Russian Communist revolutionary, first as a member of the Mensheviks, then from 1914 on as a Bolshevik. In 1923, Kollontai was appointed Soviet Ambassador to Norway, one of the first women to hold such a post " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Kollontai womenineuropeanhistory.org/index.php?title=Alexandra_Koll...

The picture is dated 1927, but seems to be from much earlier, given the age of the subject. Kollontai was politically active in Russia and in the news from at least 1915 on. query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9905E4D8123FE4...

Art Siegel: Thanks. We will add some details to our description next time we update.

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

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

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...

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.

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.

Possibly en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ieronim_Yasinsky "Ieronim Ieronimovich Yasinsky (Russian: Иерони́м Иерони́мович Яси́нский; April 18 (30), 1850 - December 31, 1931) was a Russian novelist, poet, literary critic and essayist. Among the numerous pseudonyms he used, were Maxim Belinsky, Nezavisimy (The Independent One) and M.Tchunosov." According to www.anarchy.be/faq/append42.html "In September and October 1920 the writer and the Bolshevik party lecturer Ieronymus Yasinksky went to Kronstadt to lecture 400 naval recruits. They were 'straight from the plough'. And he was shocked to find that many, 'including a few party members, were politically illiterate, worlds removed from the highly politicised veteran Kronstadt sailors who had deeply impressed him'. Yasinsky worried that those steeled in the revolutionary fire' would be replaced by 'inexperienced freshly mobilised young sailors'."

This photo published in Nov. 6, 1920 number of The Independent, with the caption: "A PROPAGANDIST Comrade Yassinsky editor of the Bolehevist organ in Petrograd typifies the intellectuals who dignify Bolshevism." books.google.com/books?id=NgM8AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA191&l... Also in New York Times Current History (10/1920-3/1921), with caption "M. Yassinsky, Editor of the Bolshevist official organ, Pravda." archive.org/stream/currenthistoryfo13newyuoft#page/n264/m...

swanq A more detailed article at ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AF%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B...

Thanks for the information and links. We'll add to our description.