Lev Borisovich Rozenfeld (Lev Kamenev)
(18 July 1883 ---> 25 August 1936)
Lev was born in Moskva in 1883. His father was a railway engineer, who had been actively involved in the construction of the Baku-Batumi Railway. Lev studied at the Tiflis Gymnasium (now Tbilisi, Georgia), followed by Moskva University. His education was interrupted by an arrest in 1902. He joined the Communists. After attending the Russian Revolution of 1905, Kamenev came to London, being elected to the Central Chairing Committee of the 5th Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He returned to Russia in 1907 and was arrested. In 1908, Kamenev became Lenin's main assistant abroad and foreign correspondant for Lenin and the Bolshevik magazine PROLETARIY. Kamenev taught Politics with Journalism at Longjumeau in France, whilst continuing to edit the Leninist magazine. During Lenin's illness, Kamenev served as Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars. Kamenev was expelled from the Communist party in October 1932. He was found guilty of espionage and was shot on 25th August 1936. |  Kamenev with Lenin
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