Background
PETERSON, Karl was born in 1877 in Lat.
military commander official Revolutionary
PETERSON, Karl was born in 1877 in Lat.
Graduate volost college.
From 1895 laborer in Riga. Then reporter, democratic newspapers in Riga. 1898 organized one of the first Social-Democratic circles in Riga, 1899 member, Riga Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party Committee.
From 1900 Party work in Lepaya. 1901 arrested and exiled for three years to Siberia. Late 1904 resumed Party work in Riga and Lepaya.
Headed revol movement of agric workers. 1908 revol work in Moscow. Arrested and sentenced to one year fortress confinement.
1911 returned to Riga. Ed, Party newspaper “Layka Balss”, etc. Late 1912 re-arrested and exiled for three years to Arkhangel’sk Province.
From late 1915 secretary, health insurance organisation, “Triangle” Factory in Petrograd. From 1916 served with Lat Riflemen reserve regt in Valmier. 1917 member, Lat Riflemen Executive Committee.
Deleg and Lat Riflemen representative at 2nd All-Russian Congress of Soviets. At 2nd—6th All-Russian Congress of Soviets elected member, All-Russian Centr Executive Committee. During 1917 October Revol member, Military-Revol Committee.
Presidium member, All-Russian Centr Executive Committee. Member, Revol Tribunal, All-Russian Centr Executive Committee. 1918 comissar, Lat div.
1919 member, Soviet Lat Government. Lat Commissar of Military Affairs and member, Revol-Military Council, Soviet Lat Army. 1920 military comissar, Yeniseysk Province.
November 1920 - January 1921 member, Revol-Military Council, 5th Army on Eastern Front. From 1921 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Commissariat of Foreign Affairs representative in Novorossiysk.
The hierarchical structure of most religions is anti-democratic, and thus offends basic human rights.
Communist party could initiate policies in the name of the society because it knows what the best is for its progress and development.
Communist Party member from 1898.