Rosalia Samoilovna Zemlyachka | |
---|---|
Born |
Kiev, Russian Empire |
March 20, 1876
Died | January 21, 1947 Moscow, Soviet Union |
(aged 70)
Nationality | Russian |
Occupation | Politician |
Known for | Marxist revolutionary |
Rosalia Samoilovna Zemlyachka (Russian: Землячка, Розалия Самойловна) (20 March 1876 – 21 January 1947) was a Russian revolutionary of Jewish origin (née Zalkind) and Soviet politician. She is best known for her involvement in the organization of the First Russian revolution, and along with Béla Kun, as one of the organizers of the Red Terror in the Crimea in 1920–1921, against former soldiers of the White Army.