Artyom Vesyoly Author

Artyom Vesyoly (1899–1938) was a prominent Russian writer of the early Soviet period, executed in the Great Purge for his ‘incorrect’ depiction of the revolution and civil war, and posthumously rehabilitated in 1956.

Kevin Windle is an emeritus fellow at the Australian National University, translator, and historian of the early Russian community in Australia. 

Elena Govor, granddaughter of Artyom Vesyoly, is an Australian historian specialising in the history of Russian-Australian contacts.