Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party Second Congress

Notes on the Delegates

Some of the delegates are better known to history under their pseudonyms than under their real names—Lenin (1870-1924), Plekhanov (1856-1918), Martov (1873-1923), Trotsky (1879-1940), Deutsch (1855-1941), Lieber (1880-1937), Martynov (1865-1935), Akselrod (1850-1928), Zasulich (18511919) and Hanecki (1879-1937)—but the majority of them are easier to identify if their real names are known. Below is a list, in alphabetical order, of their pseudonyms as given in the Congress minutes.

One exception to the general rule on pseudonyms is the Polish delegate, known to history under the pseudonym of Warski, but appearing in these minutes under his real name, Warszawski (1868-1937).

    Abramson K. Portnoy, 1872-1941
    Akimov V.P. Makhnovets, 1872-1921
    Bekov A.G. Zurabov (also known as ‘Rashid-Bek’), 1873-1920
    Braun S.I. Stepanov, 1876-1935
    Brouckère L.P. Makhnovets (Akimov’s sister)
    Byelov L.S. Zeitlin, 1877 -
    Dyedov L.M. Knipovich, 1856-1920
    Fischer R.S. Halberstadt (Krokhmal’s wife), 1877-1940
    Fomin V.N. Krokhmal, 1873-1933
    Glebov V.A. Noskov, 1878-1913
    Goldblatt V.D. Medem, 1879-1923
    Gorin V.F. Galkin, 1863-1925
    Gorsky A.V. Shotman, 1880-1939
    Gusev Ya. D. Drabkin, 1874-1933
    Herz D.I. Ulyanov (Lenin’s brother), 1874-1943
    Hofman M. Ya. Levinson (also known as ‘V. Kossovsky’), 1870-1941
    Ivanov E.S. Levina, 1874-1905
    Karsky D.A. Topuridze, 1871-1942
    Koltsov B.A. Ginzburg, 1863-1920
    Kostich M.S. Zborovsky, 1879-1935
    Kostrov N.N. Zhordania, 1870-1953
    Lange A.M. Stopani, 1871-1932
    Lensky L.S. Vilensky, 1880-1950
    Lvov I.N. Moshinsky, 1875-1954
    Lyadov M.N. Mandelshtam, 1873-1947
    Makhov D.P. Kalafati (also known as ‘Mitsov’), 1871-1940
    Medvedev L.V. Nikolayev
    Muravyov G.M. Mishenev, -1906
    Orlov L.D. Makhlin, 1880-1925
    Osipov R.S. Zemlyachka (also known as ‘Zalkind’), 1876-1947
    Panin M.S. Makadzyub, 1876-
    Pavlovich P.A. Krasikov, 1870-1939
    Popov V.N. Rozanov, 1876-1939
    Posadovsky V.E. Mandelberg, 1870-
    Rusov B.M.Knunyants, 1878-1911
    Sablina N.K. Krupskaya (Lenin’s wife), 1869-1939
    Sorokin N.E. Bauman, 1873-1905
    Starover A.N. Potresov, 1869-1934
    Stein E.M. Aleksandrova, 1864-1943
    Stepanov I.K. Nikitin, 1877-1944
    Strakhov K.M. Takhtarev, 1872-1925
    Tsaryov A.S. Lokerman, 1880-1937
    Wolf A.I. Kremer, 1865-1935
    Yegorov E.Y. Levin, 1873-
    Yudin I.L. Eisenstadt, 1867-1937
    Yuzhin A.A. Yakubova (Strakhov’s wife), 1870-1917

Eight of those present were women: Brouckère, Dyedov, Fischer, Ivanov, Osipov, Sablina, Stein and Yuzhin.