# Emma Goldman — The Bolshevik Myth character guide

> Emma Goldman in The Bolshevik Myth by Alexander Berkman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Emma

**First appearance:** 0004-iii-in-petrograd

## Who they are

Berkman's fiery companion, Goldman laughs easily and grieves hard, measuring the Revolution by the fate of imprisoned comrades like Spiridonova.

## In the story

### [The Bolshevik Myth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/the-bolshevik-myth)

Emma Goldman is present as a fellow anarchist and critic of the Bolsheviks, sharing the narrator's disillusionment.

### [The Log of the Transport Buford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/i-the-log-of-the-transport-buford)

Emma Goldman is one of the three women deportees, described as a 'motherly nurse' ministering to the seasick Dora and Ethel. She is confined to a small cabin under armed guard.

### [XIII: Lenin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xiii-lenin)

Proposed founding a League of Russian Friends of American Freedom, mentioned in conversation with Lenin.

### [En Route to the Ukraine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xxi-en-route-to-the-ukraine)

Treasurer of the expedition, part of the six-person party heading south.

### [Prison and Concentration Camp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xxvi-prison-and-concentration-camp)

Part of the visiting party; asks to see a political prisoner.

### [In Various Walks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xxx-in-various-walks)

Mentioned by Gallina as someone Makhno wishes to visit him.

### [XXXV: Returning to Petrograd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xxxv-returning-to-petrograd)

Shares the viewpoint against commissar supervision; her culinary art is noted as resourceful despite empty larder.

### [Early Days of 1921](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xxxvii-early-days-of-1921)

Emma Goldman is requested to help organize the Kropotkin Museum along with the narrator.

### [Kronstadt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xxxviii-kronstadt)

Goldman co-signs the same arbitration proposal to Zinoviev, advocating for a peaceful resolution.

### [XL: The Lessons of the “Bolshevik Myth”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/xl-the-lessons-of-the-bolshevik-myth)

The narrator refers to themselves in first person, but the text is from Emma Goldman's perspective, detailing her experiences and changing views.

### [I: My Personal Attitude and Reactions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/i-my-personal-attitude-and-reactions)

Implied as the narrator, given the autobiographical context of the chapter.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_bolshevik_myth_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced as author of 'The Kronstadt Rebellion' brochure.

## Links

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