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Big Samuel

A Jewish character encountered by the narrator.

minor

Also known as Sam

First appearance: xxviii fastov the pogromed

Big Samuel shows up with force in The Log of the Transport Buford. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Big Samuel is a West Virginia miner who announces to the group, 'We'll work like devils for the Revolution,' speaking Russian.
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  • Extensive Revolutionary Cast
  • Protagonist
  • Anarchists and Bolsheviks

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