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Also known as John Silas Reed, Jack Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

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Works
145

Top works

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Film & TV

Portland, Oregon, USA

Known for

  • Lenin and the Other Story of the Russian Revolution — Self - Journalist (archive footage)2017
  • Faith of the Century: A History of Communism — Self (archive footage)1999

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Key facts

Born
John Silas Reed , ( 1887-10-22 ) October 22, 1887, Portland , Oregon , U.S.
Died
October 17, 1920 (1920-10-17) (aged 32), Moscow , Russian SFSR
Resting place
Kremlin Wall Necropolis , Moscow
Education
Harvard University
Occupations
Journalist poet political activist
Political party
Communist Labor Party of America
Spouse
Louise Bryant ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1916 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Silas
Family name
Reed
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Portland
Place of death
Moscow
Occupation
author
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Field of work
journalist
Image
Johnreed1.jpg
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John Reed (journalist)
date of birth
1887-10-02
date of death
1920-10-19
cause of death
scrub typhus
manner of death
natural causes
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John Reed
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

John Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 17, 1920) was an American journalist, poet, and communist activist. Reed first gained prominence as a war correspondent during the Mexican Revolution for Metropolitan and World War I for The Masses. He is best known for his coverage of the October Revolution in Petrograd, Russia, which he wrote about in his 1919 book Ten Days That Shook the World.

Reed supported the Soviet takeover of Russia, even briefly taking up arms to join the Red Guards in 1918. He hoped for a similar communist revolution in the United States, and co-founded the short-lived Communist Labor Party of America in 1919. He died in Moscow of spotted typhus in 1920. At the time of his death, he may have soured on the Soviet leadership, but he was given a hero's burial by the Soviet Union and is one of only five Americans buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

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