David Iosifovich Zaslavsky (January 13, 1880 – March 28, 1965) was a Soviet journalist and literary critic. He joined the Bund (the Jewish socialist party of the Russian Empire) and initially opposed the

Bolsheviks The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

, but a few years after the latter established the Soviet Union he became a Communist supporter.

References

*"David Zaslavsky, Leading Soviet Journalist, Dead; Was 85"
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 30, 1965
retrieved 8 Apr. 2017 *"Zaslavsky, David", Encyclopaedia Judaica
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