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Jack Reed

American journalist and author of Ten Days That Shook the World.

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Also known as Reed

First appearance: iii in petrograd

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  • American Journalists and Bolshevik Leader
  • Protagonist
  • Anarchists and Bolsheviks
  • Extensive Revolutionary Cast

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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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