Kamo (Bolshevik)

Kamo, real name Simon Ter-Petrossian (15 (27) July 1882, Gori, Georgia - 14 July 1922, Tbilisi) was a Georgian Bolshevik of Armenian descent, an early companion to Stalin. Kamo, a master of disguise, is most famous for his role in the robbery that took place on June 12, 1907 in Erivan Square (currently Freedom Square) in Tbilisi, the purpose of which was to raise funds for the Bolshevik cause.

Kamo earned his nickname from Stalin when, while trying to learn Russian, he kept mispronouncing the word komu (meaning "to whom") as "kamo."^[1]

He died in a car accident.^[2]

Footnotes

^ Simon Sebag Montefiore. (2007). Young Stalin. ISBN 978-0-297-85068-7
^ Советская военная энциклопедия: "Погиб при автомобильной катастрофе."[1]

References

Simon Sebag Montefiore: Young Stalin. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007, Hardcover, ISBN 9780297850687.

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[Young_Stalin-1] Simon Sebag Montefiore. (2007). Young Stalin. ISBN 978-0-297-85068-7

[2] Советская военная энциклопедия: "Погиб при автомобильной катастрофе."[1]

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