Stepan Shahumyan

(1878-1918)

Armenian-Russian politician

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Stepan Georgevich Shaumian (Russian: Степан Георгиевич Шаумян; Armenian: Ստեփան Շահումյան, Step’an Shahumyan; 1 October 1878 – 20 September 1918) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and politician active throughout the Caucasus. Shahumyan was an ethnic Armenian and his role as a leader of the Russian revolution in the Caucasus earned him the nickname of the "Caucasian Lenin", a reference to the leader of the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin.

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Born	Stepan Gevorgi Shahumyan 13 October 1878 Tiflis, Russian Georgia
Died	20 September 1918 (aged 39) Between stations Pereval and Ahcha-Kujma (now Turkmenistan)
Zodiac	Libra
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