Background
Riisman, Avgust was born on February 28, 1890 in Estonia. Son of a worker.
Riisman, Avgust was born on February 28, 1890 in Estonia. Son of a worker.
Studied at Leningrad University, at the same time taught in schools in Estonia. Studied at Leningrad University, at the same time taught in schools in Estonia.
Trained as a teacher, 1908. Taught as a people’s teacher in Revel (now Tallinn). Took part in World War I. Joined the communists in Estonia in 1919.
Illegally crossed the border into Soviet Russia. From 1922-1925, lived in Leningrad. Member of the Central Committee of the CP of Estonia from 1925.
Main organizer of the Communist Congress in Tallinn. Arrested by the police, tried and executed.