# Endnotes explained — The Bolshevik Myth

> Chapter companion for The Bolshevik Myth by Alexander Berkman.

## What happens

This chapter provides endnotes and explanatory references for terms, events, and individuals mentioned throughout the book, including historical figures, political organizations, and key incidents such as the Kronstadt uprising and the Cheka's actions.

## Themes in this chapter

### Terror and Violence

Endnotes reference executions by the Cheka, the Kronstadt tragedy, and the bombing of the Moscow Committee of the Communist Party.

### Betrayal of Revolutionary Ideals

The endnotes allude to the suppression of anarchists and the shift toward state capitalism under the NEP, betraying earlier revolutionary promises.

### Human Suffering and Dehumanization

References to political prisoners, torture, and executions highlight the human cost of the regime.

## Character check-ins

### Lenin

Referenced in endnotes as 'Master' and 'XIII Lenin'.

### Alexander Berkman

Referenced in endnote regarding his 'Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist'.

### Emma Goldman

Referenced as author of 'The Kronstadt Rebellion' brochure.

### Trotsky

Referenced in endnote about General Slastchev-Krinski being sent by Trotsky to subdue Karelian peasants.

### Maria Spiridonova

Referenced in endnote as the famous revolutionist who killed General Lukhomsky and later led the Left Social Revolutionary wing.

### Fanya Baron

Referenced in endnote as executed with Lev Tchorny by the Moscow Cheka in September 1921.

### Astrov

Referenced in endnote as having died in prison.

## Key lines

> The historic document, suppressed in Russia, is here reproduced in full.

The important document, which was banned in Russia, is now presented in its entirety.

_Refers to a document related to the Kronstadt rebellion._

> Fanya Baron and Lev Tchorny, Anarchist poet and author, were executed with eight other prisoners by the Moscow Cheka in September, 1921.

In September 1921, the Moscow Cheka executed Fanya Baron, Lev Tchorny, and eight other prisoners.

_Highlights the violent repression of anarchists._

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