Noa Rodman
18th June 2017, 20:57
Translation of Sverdlov's speech at the meeting of the (All-Russian) Central Executive Committee, 1 April 1918: https://libcom.org/library/design-constitution-rsfsr-yakov-sverdlov It mentions some issues with the council system. As far as I know this is also the first English translation of material of Sverdlov, party secretary and first leader of the RSFSR... About Sverdlov's life: https://libcom.org/library/yakov-sverdlov-klavdiya-sverdlova Video clip of Sverdlov with Trotsky (gif I made is 29 MB) https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohze0B2a99z40fluw/giphy.gif (more clips at: http://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/film?&phrase=sverdlov&family=editorial)