13 Facts About Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich was a younger brother of the future Soviet military commander Mikhail Dmitriyevich Bonch-Bruyevich.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich returned to Moscow in 1892, entered the Moscow Workers' Union and distributed illegal literature.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich became an active member of the staff of Iskra.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich believed that Baptists and Flagellants were "transmission points" for revolutionary propaganda.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich met Grigori Rasputin, but judged that he was an Orthodox Christian, not sectarian.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich sailed with the Doukhobors, and spent a year with them in Canada.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich published them later as "The Doukhobor Book of Life".

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich helped bring out the RSDLP newspaper Iskra while it was still under Lenin's control, and backed Lenin during 1904, when it appeared he might be losing control of the Bolsheviks to conciliators who wanted to heal the split.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich permanently beamed, concocted divers grandiose plans, and was always dashing around on printing-press matters.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich returned to Russia early in 1905, and for a time worked illegally for the Bolsheviks in St Petersburg, organising an underground storage of weapons.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich was head of administration for the Council of People's Commissars from November 1917 to October 1920.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich took an active part in nationalization of the banks in preparation of the Soviet government moving to Moscow in March 1918.

Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.