Background
DREY, Mikhail was born in 1860 in Odessa. Son of a physician.
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Mikhail Ivanovich DREY
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Studied at a high school.
Career
While still a student joined North.L. Gekkcr’s revol group in Berdyansk. 1880 after return to Odessa, joined local Narodnaya volya organisation. Was introduced to central group by North.M. Trigoni.
Propaganda work among workers and soldiers and acted as go-between for central organisation and workers’ groups. After Trigoni’s arrest worked with V.N. Figner as representative of Narodnaya volya Executive Committee in Odessa. 30 September 1881 arrested.
3 April 1883 sentenced by military tribunal to 15 years at hard labor. Served sentence at Kara. 1898 enforced settlement.
1900-1911 in emigration. After 1917 February Revol worked for various publ houses. Until 1928 at library of Communist Academy.
1931 member, Social of Polit Prisoners.
Religion
Religion is an instrument of the ruling classes to instill in the masses the religious conviction that their current suffering will lead to eventual happiness.
Views
All policy decisions should be made in the light of the continued, permanent development of the theory of Marxism–Leninism.
