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134. Anton Denikin (1872–1947) was the commander-in-chief of the White forces in southern Russia from December 1918 until April 1920.
135. Pavel Novgorodtsev (1866–1924) was a liberal political philosopher and lawyer; he emigrated in 1921 and died in Prague. For Myakotin see note 100, for Volkenstein note 100 and 107. Pyotr Ouspensky (1878–1947) was a follower of the spiritual philosopher George Gurdjieff (1866–1949).
136. In the Song of Solomon 4:1, Solomon says to a woman referred to as the Shulamite, “Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.”
137. Ksenya Mikhailovna G (1892–1919) was an anarchist who, after the October Revolution, joined the Bolshevik Party. Her independence of mind led to her being sent out of the way, to Kislovodsk, where she worked as an investigator for the Cheka. After the Whites captured Kislovodsk, she was arrested, sentenced and hanged. “G” was the pseudonym adopted by her husband, whose surname was Golberg.
138. Mamont Dalsky (1865–1918) was a tragic actor, famous for his interpretation of the lead role in Edmund Kean or The Genius and the Libertine by Alexandre Dumas. In his novel The Road to Calvary, Alexey Tolstoy writes, “When the Revolution began, Dalsky saw in it an enormous stage for tragic drama. . . . He brought together isolated groups of anarchists, took over the Merchants’ Club and declared it the House of Anarchy.”
139. The steamer is named after Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovich (1866–1933), the brother-in-law of Tsar Nicholas II.