Sergey Girinis

Sergey Vladimirovich Girinis,[1][2] until 1919 known as Raul Isaakovich Ginzburg, was a Soviet revolutionary, journalist and trade unionist.[1][3][4] He was a leading figure in the labour movement in Vilna (Vilnius) in the 1910s, adhering to a Menshevik-Internationalist line. He later joined the Communist Party of Lithuania. After a prisoner exchange, he was based in Moscow and represented Lithuanian trade unions in the Red International of Labour Unions (Profintern). Girinis was a prolific writer, authoring different works on political theory and history.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija, Volume 4. Mokslas, 1976. p. 103
  2. Akimchenkov V. V.. “I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL THE BEAUTIES OF RUSSIAN PRISONS”: MOISEI GINZBURG’S EXILE TO PINEGA. ЖУРНАЛ «ИСТОРИЯ: ФАКТЫ И СИМВОЛЫ». №3 (28) (2021) 176 стр.
  3. Lietuvos Komunistų partijos istorijos apybraiža: 1920-1940. Partijos istorijos institutas (Vilnius, Lithuania). Mintis, 1971. p. 111, 115, 648
  4. Jonas Mačiulis. Lietuviškieji slapyvardžiai: Autoriai. Lietuvos nacionalinė Martyno Mažvydo biblioteka, 2004. p. 82