# Bill Shatov — My Disillusionment in Russia character guide

> Bill Shatov in My Disillusionment in Russia by Emma Goldman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bill, Shatov, William Shatov

**First appearance:** 0007-v-meeting-people

## Who they are

American anarchist working in Soviet Russia, a friend of the narrator.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_friendship_

Bill Shatov is a fellow anarchist and former American immigrant who works alongside the narrator in revolutionary activities.

## In the story

### [I: Deportation to Russia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/i-deportation-to-russia)

Old comrade found in Petrograd despite being ordered to Siberia; shares his story of the Revolution.

### [V: Meeting People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/v-meeting-people)

Lenin cites Shatov as an example of an Anarchist who works with the Soviet government and received the Red Banner for helping save Petrograd.

### [XVIII: En Route](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/xviii-en-route)

Mentioned by Krasnoschekov as Minister of Railways in the Far Eastern Republic, representing Anarchist participation in the government.

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