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A visit, or relocation to, Russia during the period of 1917-22 -- after the Russian Revolution and before the establishment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

See also Traveled to the USSR.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
William C. Bullitt	Diplomat	25-Jan-1891	15-Feb-1967	US Ambassador to the USSR, 1933-36
Marc Chagall	Artist	7-Jul-1887	28-Mar-1985	I and the Village
Isadora Duncan	Dancer	26-May-1877	14-Sep-1927	Mother of modern dance
Max Eastman	Author	12-Jan-1883	25-Mar-1969	Socialist writer, later embraced McCarthyism
Hamilton Fish III	Politician	7-Dec-1888	18-Jan-1991	Congressman from New York, 1920-45
Joseph I. France	Politician	11-Oct-1873	26-Jan-1939	US Senator from Maryland, 1917-23
Emma Goldman	Anarchist	27-Jun-1869	14-May-1940	Anarchist and feminist libertarian
Armand Hammer	Business	21-May-1898	10-Dec-1990	Soviet agent of influence
Big Bill Haywood	Labor Leader	4-Feb-1869	18-May-1928	Industrial Workers of the World
Ho Chi Minh	Activist	19-May-1890	2-Sep-1969	Uncle Ho
John R. Mott	Activist	25-May-1865	31-Jan-1955	Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient
Enver Pasha	Government	22-Nov-1881	4-Aug-1922	Young Turk leader, persecuted ethnic minorities
Jack Reed	Activist	22-Oct-1887	19-Oct-1920	Ten Days That Shook the World
Elihu Root	Government	15-Feb-1845	7-Feb-1937	Senator, Secretary of War, State
Bertrand Russell	Mathematician	18-May-1872	2-Feb-1970	Mathematician, atheist, and social critic
George Seldes	Journalist	16-Nov-1890	2-Jul-1995	Witness to a Century
Lincoln Steffens	Journalist	6-Apr-1866	9-Aug-1936	Early muckraking journalist

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