Alexander Belyshev

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Age: 24

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Job: Military Revolutionary Committee commissar at the cruiser "Aurora"

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Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Alexander Belyshev

09.11.17

A message to all the honest citizens of the city of Petrograd from the crew of the cruiser “Aurora” which strongly objects to the accusations that have been levelled at it, unverified accusations, moreover, which have cast a blot of shame on the ship’s crew. See more

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Alexander Belyshev

07.11.17

I received an order from the MRC to fire several blank shots after a signal from the Peter and Paul fortress and, if necessary, open disruptive fire.

#Revolution. Online #The Baltic Fleet

Alexander Belyshev

07.11.17

The tension rose ever higher; the sound of gunfire floated in from the shore. No sign from the Peter and Paul Fortress – it was already thirty-five minutes past nine and yet there was still no red light to be seen. Voices rang out: “The light, the light!” In the mist beyond the bridge, a crimson light had appeared. It was nine forty. I gave the command: “Open fire!”

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Age: 24

Views: Bolshevik Job: Military Revolutionary Committee commissar at the cruiser "Aurora"