Person
Alexander Parvus
Russian-born German socialist and businessman who urged the German government to finance revolution in Russia.
- Dates
- 27 Aug 1867 – 12 Dec 1924
- Also known as
- Alexander Helphand, Parvus, Helphand, Israel Lazarevich Gelfand
Alexander Helphand, known as Parvus, lobbied the Imperial German government in 1915 to fund revolution in Russia. German Foreign Ministry records show that it authorized one million roubles for him that December.
Connections 2
funded by
- Imperial German government 26 Dec 1915 for revolutionary propaganda in Russia, 1M roubles Primary record 1
influenced
- Imperial German government Primary record 1
Timeline 2 dates
- 27 Aug 1867 – 12 Dec 1924 Alexander Parvus
- 26 Dec 1915 Imperial German government funded Alexander Parvus
Proof 1 source
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Germany and the Revolution in Russia, 1915-1918: Documents from the Archives of the German Foreign Ministry, Oxford University Press, 1958.
Primary record
Your Excellency is authorized to pay one million roubles to Helphand.
Dr. Helphand continued by saying that about 20 million roubles would be required to get the Russian revolution completely organized.
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