Background
Litvin-Sedoi, Zinovii was born on March 16, 1879 in Kolomna. Son of a worker.
Litvin-Sedoi, Zinovii was born on March 16, 1879 in Kolomna. Son of a worker.
Became a revolutionary organizer among metal workers. One of the organizers and chief-of-staff of the Presnia uprising in Moscow during the 1905 Revolution. Secretary of the military organization of Bolsheviks in Finland, 1906.
Participated in the sailor’s rebellion at Sveaborg. Emigrated, lived in France, Canada and the USA. Returned after the February Revolution, 1917. During the Civil War, political commissar with Red detachments.
Thereafter, director of a technical school in Moscow.