Background
BALABANOV, Mikhail was born in 1873 in Chernigov.
BALABANOV, Mikhail was born in 1873 in Chernigov.
1894 joined Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party. After schism sided with Mensheviks. 1903-1904 member, Don Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party Committee, Rostov-on-Don.
1905-1906 worked in Saint St. Petersburg for newspapers Nachalo, Nasha zarya. Delo, etc; from 1909 worked for newspaper Kiyevskaya mysl'. 1917 member, Kiev City Duma.
1918 member, Ukraine Centr Rada. 1919 Committee member, Kiev Menshevik Organization(s) and ed, newspaper Isltra: 1920 sentenced by revol tribunal in Kiev and deprived of political rights until end of Civil War. After Civil War devoted himself to historical research.
Wrote many books on history of industry, working class and revol movement in Russia.