Simon "Kamo" Arshaki Ter-Petrosyan Симон "Камо" Аршакович Тер-Петросян სიმონ "კამო" არშაკის ძე ტერ-პეტროსიანის | |
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| Born | 27 May 1882 Gori, Georgia Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 14 July 1922 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Simon Arshaki Ter-Petrosyan, also known as Kamo, was a Caucasian Bolshevik. His nickname "Kamo" was based on a mispronunciation of the Russian word "Кому" (Komu).
Early life
Ter-Petrosyan was born in Gori in 1882. He studied at an Armenian school and was expelled in 1898 after becoming a materialist. After being expelled, he lived with his aunt, where he met Joseph Stalin and became a Marxist.[1]
Pre-revolution activities
Kamo joined the RSDLP in 1901. He began working in secret printing houses in 1903 and participated in the 1905 Russian revolution. In July 1907, he led a bank robbery in Tbilisi and stole about 341,000 rubles to fund the Bolsheviks. He was arrested in Berlin later that year but escaped after pretending to be insane.[1]
Death
Kamo died on 13 July 1922 after being hit by a truck while biking.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Kamo: A Story of Stalin’s Student and Armenian Revolutionary" (2021-11-03). Politsturm. Archived from the original on 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-08-28.