Background
NAKHIMSON, Semyon was born in 1885.
NAKHIMSON, Semyon was born in 1885.
1902-1907 Bund member. Then member, Social-Democralic Party of the Kingdom of Poland and Lith and member, Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party. 1905 one of the leaders.
Military Council, Libava Military Revol Organization(s) Bund. Sentenced to death in absentia for preparing 1905 August mutiny of Libava garrison. 1907 Kovno Military Revol Bund Organization(s) deleg at 5th (London) Russian Social-Democratic Workers’ Party Congress.
1907 — 11 in emigration. Received his doctor's degree in Bern. Worked for Bolshevik newspapers “Zvezda” and “Pravda”.
1915 in Russian Army. Head, health detachment, League of Cities. 1917 court-martialed for revol propaganda.
After 1917 February Revol member, Petrograd Russian Social-Democratic Workers ’Party (Bolsheviks) Committee. Chairman, Petrograd’s 1st City Rayon Soviet. Member, Military Section, Petrograd Soviet.
July 1917 dispatched to Riga. Editor, newspaper “Okopnyy nabat”. Comissar, Latin riflemen.
October 1917 member, Military Revol Committee, sector of 12th Army. Member, All-Russian Central Executive Committee. 14 November 1917 elected chairman, 12th Army Executive Committee of Soldiers’ Deputy and comissar, 12th Army.
1918 military comissar, Yaroslavl’ Military District. From 2 July 1918 chairman, Yaroslavl’ Province Executive Committee.