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Alexander Parvus, an Uncommon card
Alexander Israel Helphand, better known as Alexander Parvus, was a Russian-born Marxist theorist, journalist, and activist who became a prominent figure in the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Alexander Parvus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alexander Parvus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
After the Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd in November ____, Lenin rejected Parvus's request to return to Russia, stating that "the cause of the revolution should not be touched by dirty hands".
Answer
1910s. After the Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd in November 1917, Lenin rejected Parvus's request to return to Russia, stating that "the cause of the revolution should not be touched by dirty hands". From the Alexander Parvus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Late modern period. Late modern period 85 · History of Corsica 77 · Battle of Diu 73 · Alexander Parvus 68 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Parvus has become best known for his collaboration with Leon Trotsky in developing the theory of permanent revolution around 1905, and for his controversial role during World War I: he devised a plan to destabilize the Russian Empire by promoting internal revolution, which he presented to the German government.
- With financial support from the German government, he established a network to aid the Bolsheviks and is widely remembered for his part in arranging Vladimir Lenin and associates to return to Russia from exile in the "sealed train" in April 1917.
- After the Bolsheviks seized power in Petrograd in November 1917, Lenin rejected Parvus's request to return to Russia, stating that "the cause of the revolution should not be touched by dirty hands".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alexander Parvus article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Alexander Parvus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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