Person
John Reed
John Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 17, 1920) was an American journalist, poet, and socialist activist, best remembered for Ten Days That Shook the World, his firsthand account of the November 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia. He is one of three Americans honored by being buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis (the others are labor organizer Bill Haywood and Charles Ruthenburg, founder of the Communist Party USA).
Listed On
- #4 of 21Famous People Buried in Kremlin Wall Necropolis
- #5 of 53Famous People Who Died of Infectious Disease
- #9 of 89Famous People Who Died Of Influenza
- #9 of 66Most Famous Reed In The World
- #17 of 5755+ Most Famous Adventurers
- #66 of 88Famous Poets And Writers Who Died Of Tuberculosis
- #501 of 5000Famous Male Journalists
Comments (0)
Join the conversation
Sign in to share your take and reply to others.
First take? What stood out to you about "John Reed"?