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Oregon lad became a founding father of Russian Communism

Published: Oct. 28, 2019, 2 p.m.

Portland native Jack Reed was the only American buried in the Kremlin wall; his enthusiasm for the Bolsheviks was cooling toward the end, but after he died they gave him a state funeral and declared him a martyr to the revolution. (Moscow, U.S.S.R.; 1917) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1602d.john-reed-communism-380.html)