# Mikhail Uritsky — Ten Days That Shook the World character guide

> Mikhail Uritsky in Ten Days That Shook the World by John Reed.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Uritzky

**First appearance:** 0011-i-background

## Who they are

Bolshevik stalwart who becomes head of the Petrograd Cheka, Uritsky embodies the revolution's turn from debate to discipline.

## In the story

### [V: Plunging Ahead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/v-plunging-ahead)

Sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs to demand secret treaties.

### [5: Ridicule of the New Regime](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/ten_days_that_shook_the_world_se/chapters/5-ridicule-of-the-new-regime)

Portrayed as 'Marat-Uritzky,' Trotsky's assistant who suggests launching another decree as a substitute for real diplomacy.

## Links

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