# My Disillusionment in Russia — Character guide

> Key figures in My Disillusionment in Russia by Emma Goldman.

- [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/unknown_narrator.md): The first-person narrator and focal character, likely Emma Goldman, recounting her experiences in Soviet Russia.
- [Nestor Makhno](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/nestor_makhno.md): Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary leader who interacts with the narrator during her travels in the Ukraine.
- [Angelica Balabanova](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/angelica_balabanova.md): Italian socialist and former Bolshevik official who becomes a close friend and confidante of the narrator.
- [Lenin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/lenin.md): Leader of the Bolshevik government, frequently discussed and occasionally met by the narrator.
- [Peter Kropotkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/peter_kropotkin.md): Elderly anarchist philosopher and friend of the narrator, visited and later mourned.
- [Maria Spiridonova](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/maria_spiridonova.md): Left Socialist Revolutionary leader imprisoned by the Bolsheviks, visited by the narrator.
- [Lunacharsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/lunacharsky.md): Bolshevik Commissar of Education, encountered in cultural and political contexts.
- [Lisa Zorin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/lisa_zorin.md): A young woman the narrator meets and befriends during her stay in Russia.
- [Maxim Gorky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/maxim_gorky.md): Famous Russian writer who interacts with the narrator in Petrograd.
- [Jack Reed](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/jack_reed.md): American journalist and communist who appears briefly in the narrative.
- [Zinoviev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/zinoviev.md): Bolshevik leader and chairman of the Petrograd Soviet, encountered by the narrator.
- [Trotsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/trotsky.md): Bolshevik military leader, mentioned and occasionally seen in political settings.
- [Alexander Berkman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/alexander_berkman.md): Anarchist comrade and close associate of the narrator, present in many scenes.
- [Karl Radek](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/karl_radek.md): Bolshevik official and propagandist, met during political discussions.
- [Fanya Baron](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/fanya_baron.md): Anarchist woman who becomes a friend and later a victim of persecution.
- [Louise Bryant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/louise_bryant.md): American journalist and wife of Jack Reed, met in Russia.
- [Lev Tcherny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/lev_tcherny.md): Anarchist intellectual and poet, encountered by the narrator.
- [Ravitch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/ravitch.md): Anarchist woman active in the movement, met in the Ukraine.
- [Bill Shatov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/bill_shatov.md): American anarchist working in Soviet Russia, a friend of the narrator.
- [Krasnoschekov](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/krasnoschekov.md): Bolshevik official in the Ukraine, met during the narrator's travels.
- [Alexandra Kollontai](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/alexandra_kollontai.md): Bolshevik feminist and diplomat, briefly encountered.
- [Wetoshkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/wetoshkin.md): Bolshevik official involved in trade union affairs.
- [Sasha Kropotkin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/sasha_kropotkin.md): Son of Peter Kropotkin, present at his father's funeral.
- [Alexander Blok](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/alexander_blok.md): Russian poet, mentioned in cultural discussions.
- [Chicherin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/chicherin.md): Bolshevik Commissar for Foreign Affairs, met briefly.
- [Kaplun](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/kaplun.md): Bolshevik official involved in cultural matters.
- [Korolenko](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/korolenko.md): Russian writer and humanitarian, visited by the narrator.
- [Madame Breshkovsky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/madame_breshkovsky.md): Elderly Socialist Revolutionary, met in passing.
- [Emma Goldman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/emma_goldman.md): The narrator herself, an anarchist activist writing this memoir.
- [Volin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/volin.md): Anarchist theorist and activist, met in the Ukraine.
- [Grigoriev](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/grigoriev.md): Ukrainian ataman who briefly allied with Makhno.
- [Denikin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/denikin.md): White Army general, mentioned as an enemy of the Bolsheviks.
- [Molly Stimer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/molly_stimer.md): American anarchist living in Russia, a friend.
- [Doctor Pervukhin](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/doctor_pervukhin.md): Doctor who treated the narrator during illness.
- [G. Maximoff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/g_maximoff.md): Anarchist writer and activist, met briefly.
- [Mark Mratchny](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/mark_mratchny.md): Anarchist comrade, encountered in Russia.

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