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Inessa Fyodorovna Armand (born Elisabeth-Inès Stéphane d'Herbenville; 8 May 1874 – 24 September 1920) was a French-Russian communist politician, member of the Bolsheviks and a feminist who spent most of her life in Russia.
Russian revolutionary and feminist who was active as an underground propagandist, Bolshevik Party organizer, and champion of women's equality in the early Soviet state. Name variations: Comrade Inessa, Elena Blonina. Pronunciation: In-es-a Ar-mand.
Inessa Armand – Left in Paris. 1874-1920 • France. Communist, Feminist, Internationalist. French mother of five who was brought up in Russia and became a teacher at the Bolshevik training school in Paris, Armand became Lenin’s lover in 1910 and then inseparable from him for the next ten years.
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Born in France, Inessa Armand came to Russia as a child when her parents died and her aunt took a job as governess in the wealthy Armand merchant family. At age nineteen she married Alexander Armand, who was to support her and her numerous Bolshevik undertakings throughout his life.
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Apr 16, 2002 · Lenin's Mistress: The Life of Inessa Armand. Hardcover – April 16, 2002. From the acclaimed author of The Sealed Train and Those Damned Rebels comes the definitive biography of Inessa Armand: revolutionary, tactician, and confidante and mistress of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.
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Inessa Armand, prominent activist of international Communist and women's movement, active participant in October 1917 Bolshevik revolution.
Jan 31, 1993 · Inessa Armand -- an early follower of Bolshevism and a fighter in the cause of women's emancipation -- has usually attracted the interest of historians because of her...
Armand's unique life is made even more interesting by her close friendship with Lenin and this study examines their stormy relations, casting doubt on the conventional wisdom of an extended love affair.
Oct 25, 2021 · Inessa Armand was treated no differently, with her relationship with Lenin being the focus of most writings while her independent political activities and her role as an organiser for socialism across Europe are near forgotten.
