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Yalta Commandant's Order on Executions

Комендант Новиков · 2 June 1919

A 1919 Russian military order from Yalta threatening execution for spreading rumours, from the same revolutionary period as Béla Kun's activities.

Context for the revolutionary violence of the era in which Kun operated, though not directly connected to him.

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Scan of a printed Russian order titled Приказ № 8, to the city of Yalta and Yalta district, dated 2 June 1919. It warns that anyone caught spreading rumours and inciting national hostility will be immediately shot. Signed by Commandant Novikov and senior adjutant Sandler, printed by the Yalta Soviet Typography.
Приказ коменданта Ялты, 2 June 1919.

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What it is

This is a printed order, numbered 8, issued by the Yalta city commandant on 2 June 1919. It warns that anyone caught spreading rumours or stirring national hostility against Soviet authority will be immediately shot. It is signed by Commandant Novikov and senior adjutant Sandler and was printed by the Yalta Soviet Typography.

Why it matters

This document shows the harsh methods used by Soviet authorities during the Russian Civil War period, around the same time Béla Kun was active in revolutionary politics. It illustrates the climate of fear and repression that characterized many communist-controlled areas in this era, though it does not directly involve Kun himself.

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  • What does this order suggest about how Soviet authorities dealt with dissent or criticism?
  • Why might a government choose to make such threats public through a printed order?
  • How might ordinary citizens have reacted to seeing this notice posted?

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