Izvestiya of Saratov University.
ISSN 1819-4907 (Print)
ISSN 2542-1913 (Online)


revolutionary

«The Artist and Terror as the Aim of His Entire Life »: Gregory Gershuni (a Historical Portrait)

The article is an attempt to construct a historical biography of one of the key figures of the revolutionary era in Russia of the early 20th century – "artist" of terror, G.A. Gershuni. The author analyzes the performance of the SRs’ military organization leader on the basis of personal and official documents and tries to create a historical and psychological portrait of Gregory Gershuni.