1974 - The Bolshevik Luminary Kamo (Simon Ter-Petrosian)

ANRO-1523

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Specifications: Cast Bronze, 155x149mm
Artist / Engraver: Jean Tigranovich Kankanyan
Mint: Yerevan
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Image shown: Moscow, State History Museum

Kamo, whose real name was Simon Ter-Petrosian, was a prominent Armenian Bolshevik revolutionary and an early companion of Joseph Stalin. The date 1917 is significant as it marks the year of the Russian Revolution, a pivotal event in which Bolsheviks like Kamo played crucial roles.