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People of the Revolution and the USSR
Activity
Affiliation
Position
Citizenship
Background
Era(set)
People of the Soviet Union
People of the Chinese revolution and the People’s Republic
People of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era
People of the wider world
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Jenő Landler Landler Jenő
Labour lawyer turned Communist who was interior commissar and a Red Army commander in the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Government and administration · Hungary
1875–1928
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Arthur Crispien Arthur Crispien
German social-democratic politician and co-chair of the Independent Social Democratic Party.
Political and party leadership · Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD)
1875–1946
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Mihály Károlyi Károlyi Mihály
Liberal aristocrat who came to power in the Aster Revolution and was president of the First Hungarian Republic
Political and party leadership · Hungary
1875–1955
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Oszkár Jászi Jászi Oszkár
Social scientist who led the Radical Party and served as minister of nationalities in the Károlyi government
Government and administration · Hungary
1875–1957
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William D. Leahy William D. Leahy
The five-star chief of staff who warned Roosevelt the Yalta Poland deal was 'so elastic' it could stretch from Yalta to Washington
Military command · United States state institutions
1875–1959
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Luis Emilio Recabarren Luis Emilio Recabarren
Father of the Chilean labour movement and pioneer of Latin American communism
Social movements and organizing · Communist Party of Chile
1876–1924
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Hermann Müller Hermann Müller
A Social Democratic politician of the Weimar Republic who served twice as chancellor.
Government and administration · Germany state institutions
1876–1931
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Wilhelm Cuno Wilhelm Cuno
Non-party chancellor who answered the Ruhr occupation with passive resistance and fell amid hyperinflation
Political and party leadership · Germany state institutions
1876–1933
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Fernand Vix Fernand Vix
French officer who headed the Entente military mission in Budapest and delivered the Vix note in March 1919
Military command · France state institutions
1876–1941
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Ion Pelivan Ion Pelivan
Veteran of the Bessarabian national movement who, as foreign minister of the Moldavian Democratic Republic, championed union with Romania
Diplomacy and international organization
1876–1954
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Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb Wilhelm Josef Franz Ritter von Leeb
Wehrmacht field marshal who directed the encirclement of Leningrad
Military command · Germany state institutions
1876–1956
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Erich Raeder Erich Raeder
A Nazi German naval commander who pursued a grand surface fleet
Military command · Germany state institutions
1876–1960
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Antal Lehár Lehár Antal
Legitimist general who led counter-revolutionary troops in western Hungary and joined both of King Charles’s return attempts in 1921
Military command · Hungary
1876–1962
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Antonín Janoušek Antonín Janoušek
Czech journalist who chaired the Revolutionary Governing Council of the Slovak Soviet Republic in 1919
Social movements and organizing · Party of Communists in Hungary (KMP)
1877–1941
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Kārlis Ulmanis Kārlis Ulmanis
Latvia's prime minister in the war of independence, later dictator after the 1934 coup
Government and administration · Latvia state institutions
1877–1942
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Vasil Petrov Kolarov Васил Петров Коларов
Co-founder of Bulgarian communism, from the Comintern to head of state
Diplomacy and international organization · Comintern
1877–1950
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Alfred Rosmer Alfred Rosmer
From syndicalism through the Comintern to the Fourth International: a French internationalist across a century of revolution
Social movements and organizing · General Confederation of Labour (CGT, France)
1877–1964
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Sadao Araki 荒木貞夫
A militarist leader of Japan's Imperial Way faction
Military command · Japan state institutions
1877–1966
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Pavel Bermondt-Avalov Павел Бермондт-Авалов
Commander of the West Russian Volunteer Army who led German Freikorps against Riga
Military command · Russian White movement
1877–1973
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Aurél Stromfeld Stromfeld Aurél
Professional officer who as chief of staff of the Hungarian Red Army directed the northern campaign of 1919
Military command · Hungary
1878–1927
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Gustav Stresemann Gustav Stresemann
Weimar chancellor who ended passive resistance in 1923 and, as foreign minister, concluded the Locarno treaties
Diplomacy and international organization · Germany state institutions
1878–1929
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Jean Chiappe Jean Chiappe
The Paris prefect of police, hard on the left and indulgent to the leagues, whose dismissal lit the fuse of 6 February
Security, intelligence and policing · France state institutions
1878–1940
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Rudolf Walden Karl Rudolf Walden
A military organizer who bridged industry and war
Industry and production
1878–1946
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Kōki Hirota 廣田弘毅
A statesman caught between diplomacy and responsibility under military pressure
Diplomacy and international organization · Japan state institutions
1878–1948
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William N. Haskell William N. Haskell
An international relief commander amid famine
Military command · United States state institutions
1878–1952
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Sadri Maksudi Садри Максуди
Tatar lawyer and Duma deputy who headed the national administration of Idel-Ural
Political and party leadership
1878–1957
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Robert Touchon Robert Touchon
A French general whose 1940 command exposed the tension between mountain-war expertise and an old command system
Military command · France state institutions
1878–1960
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Angelica Isaakovna Balabanova Анжелика Исааковна Балабанова
The Comintern's first secretary, who taught Mussolini and branded him traitor
Political and party leadership · Comintern
1878–1965
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Paul Reynaud Paul Reynaud
A republican statesman who urged resistance in the face of defeat
Government and administration · France state institutions
1878–1966
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Jan Sierada Ян Серада
Veterinarian who chaired the First All-Belarusian Congress and, as chairman of the Rada, presided over the declaration of independence
Legislature and state representation · Belarus state institutions
1879–1943 이후
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Symon Vasyliovych Petliura Симон Васильович Петлюра
Ukrainian independence leader who headed the People's Republic but whose role in pogroms remains fiercely contested
Military command · Ukrainian People's Republic
1879–1926
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Piotra Krečeŭski Пётра Крэчэўскі
Chairman of the Rada of the Belarusian People’s Republic from 1919 until his death, leading it in exile from Prague
Legislature and state representation · Belarus state institutions
1879–1928
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Pál Teleki Teleki Pál
Geographer of the “Red map” who was twice prime minister and killed himself in 1941 as German troops crossed Hungary
Government and administration · Hungary
1879–1941
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Aimo Cajander Aimo Cajander
Finnish forest scientist and statesman who built forest-type theory and led the cabinet on the eve of war
Government and administration · Finland state institutions
1879–1943
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Charles Delestraint Charles Delestraint
A tank-war innovator who became the Secret Army's first commander
Military command · France state institutions
1879–1945
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Sándor Garbai Garbai Sándor
Bricklayer turned Social Democrat who chaired the Revolutionary Governing Council of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Political and party leadership · Hungary
1879–1947
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Léon Jouhaux Léon Jouhaux
The syndicalist who led the CGT for 31 years, signed the Matignon Agreements and won the Nobel Peace Prize
Social movements and organizing · General Confederation of Labour (CGT, France)
1879–1954
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Vittorio Ambrosio Vittorio Ambrosio
The general who sought an Italian exit from the Axis under the monarchy
Military command · Italy state institutions
1879–1958
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Mirza Kuchik Khan میرزا كوچک خان
Iranian revolutionary who led the Jungle movement of Gilan and proclaimed the Soviet Republic of Gilan in 1920
Political and party leadership
1880–1921
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Jan Dąbski Jan Dąbski
A peasant-movement diplomat who shaped the Riga peace
Diplomacy and international organization · Poland
1880–1931
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Vincas Kapsukas Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas
Founder of the Lithuanian Communist Party who headed Soviet Lithuania and Litbel
Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks
1880–1935
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Eero Haapalainen Eero Haapalainen
Trade union leader who commanded the Finnish Red Guards from January to March 1918
Military command · Communist Party of Finland (SKP)
1880–1937
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Kullervo Achilles Manner Kullervo Achilles Manner
Head of Finland's 1918 Red revolutionary government, who later led the exiled Communist Party and served the Comintern
Political and party leadership · Social Democratic Party of Finland
1880–1939
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Manuel Azaña Manuel Azaña
The last president of the Republic who embodied the republican cause but crossed into France and resigned when Catalonia fell
Government and administration · Spanish Republic
1880–1940
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Charles Huntziger Charles Huntziger
A general who embodied the military case for defeat and armistice
Military command · France state institutions
1880–1941
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Richard Müller Richard Müller
Lathe operator who led Berlin’s Revolutionary Stewards, chaired the council Executive in 1918 and later wrote the revolution’s history
Social movements and organizing
1880–1943
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Said Alim Khan Said Olimxon
Last Emir of Bukhara, driven into exile in Afghanistan by the Red Army in 1920
Monarchs and royalty
1880–1944
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Yosuke Matsuoka 松岡洋右
A diplomat who drove imperial Japan's continental diplomacy
Diplomacy and international organization · Japan state institutions
1880–1946
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Aimé Doumenc Joseph Édouard Aimé Doumenc
Logistics, armor and the 1939 Moscow mission
Military command · France state institutions
1880–1948
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Vilmos Böhm Böhm Vilmos
Social Democratic leader who was defence commissar and Red Army commander-in-chief of the Hungarian Soviet Republic
Military command · Hungary
1880–1949