# Karl Radek — My Disillusionment in Russia character guide

> Karl Radek in My Disillusionment in Russia by Emma Goldman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Radek

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

## Who they are

Bolshevik official and propagandist, met during political discussions.

## Relationships

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

_rivalry_

Karl Radek is a Bolshevik propagandist whose cynical and manipulative behavior generates hostility with the narrator.

## In the story

### [II: Petrograd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/ii-petrograd)

Speaks at the Petro-Soviet meeting; described as clever, witty, and sarcastic.

### [III: Disturbing Thoughts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/iii-disturbing-thoughts)

Radek assists the narrator in Moscow, offering hospitality and a room at the Hotel National, highlighting the privileges of Bolshevik officials.

### [XII: Beneath the Surface](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/xii-beneath-the-surface)

Radek is cited for dishonest propaganda, claiming 50,000 Communists were in American prisons, misrepresenting the case of Molly Stimer.

### [XVI: Maria Spiridonova](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/xvi-maria-spiridonova)

Noted as one of the Communists who initially opposed the Brest treaty.

### [Another Visit to Peter Kropotkin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/xvii-another-visit-to-peter-kropotkin)

Mentioned in contrast to Kropotkin's simple quarters, as having 'gorgeous quarters'.

### [XIX: In Kharkov](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_disillusionment_in_russia_se/chapters/xix-in-kharkov)

Not directly present but referenced in the context of the Nabat Federation discussion.

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