Quo Fuit places 7 dated presences for Victor Serge across 7 places, from 1923 to 1947.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Victor Serge (born Viktor Lvovich Kibalchich, 30 December 1890 – 17 November 1947) was a Belgian-born Russian revolutionary, novelist, poet, historian, journalist, and translator.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Victor Serge is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Victor Serge was documented, and when
1923 to 1925period
Viennaattested“From late 1923 to 1925, Serge was based in Vienna, continuing his Comintern work.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1935year
Moscowattested“Romain Rolland eventually raised Serge's case directly with Stalin during a visit to Moscow in 1935.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
April 1936month
Brusselsattested“Serge arrived in Brussels, Belgium, in April 1936, then moved to Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
April 1936month
Parisattested“Serge arrived in Brussels, Belgium, in April 1936, then moved to Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
March 1942month
Orenburgattested“Laurette Séjourné and Serge's young daughter, Jeannine (born in Orenburg in 1935), joined them in Mexico in March 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
March 1942month
Mexicoattested“Laurette Séjourné and Serge's young daughter, Jeannine (born in Orenburg in 1935), joined them in Mexico in March 1942.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
17 November 1947exact date
Mexico Cityattested“Victor Serge died of a heart attack in Mexico City on 17 November 1947.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
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In each of these, a source puts Victor Serge and the place in the same dated sentence without stating
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30 December 1890exact date
Brusselsmentioned“Viktor Lvovich Kibalchich was born on 30 December 1890, in Brussels, Belgium, to impoverished Russian émigré intellectuals.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1909year
Parismentioned“He turned to anarchism, moving to Paris in 1909.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1917year
Spainmentioned“Victor Kibalchich did not adopt the name "Victor Serge" until 1917, when he began writing for Tierra y Libertad in Spain.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
January 1917month
Barcelonamentioned“Released in January 1917, Serge was expelled from France and went to Barcelona, Spain.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
January 1917month
Francementioned“Released in January 1917, Serge was expelled from France and went to Barcelona, Spain.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
October 1917month
Précignémentioned“He attempted to reach Russia via France but was arrested in October 1917 for violating his expulsion order and interned as a "Bolshevik suspect" in a French concentration camp at Precigne for fifteen months.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
October 1917month
Russiamentioned“He attempted to reach Russia via France but was arrested in October 1917 for violating his expulsion order and interned as a "Bolshevik suspect" in a French concentration camp at Precigne for fifteen months.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
January 1919month
Petrogradmentioned“Serge was exchanged for French military officers held by the Russians and arrived in Petrograd in January 1919.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1921year
Berlinmentioned“In late 1921 or early 1922, Serge accepted a Comintern assignment in Berlin.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1923year
Soviet Unionmentioned“It was during this period in Vienna, in 1923, that Serge formally joined the Left Opposition, which was coalescing around Leon Trotsky in the Soviet Union to resist the bureaucratization of the Party and advocate for a policy of industri…”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
June 1923month
Moscowmentioned“During a trip to Moscow at the end of 1922 or in June 1923 for a Comintern Executive meeting, Serge was surprised by the relative prosperity brought by NEP but alarmed by the growing corruption and social disparities.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1925year
Soviet Unionmentioned“Serge returned to the Soviet Union in 1925, intending to actively participate in the Left Opposition.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1928year
USSRmentioned“After his release from prison in 1928, Serge, now politically silenced within the USSR, turned to "serious writing" as a means of resistance and testimony.”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
1929year
Russiamentioned“His analysis, articulated in works like Soviets 1929 (published under Panaït Istrati's name) and later in Russia Twenty Years After, traced these policies to Stalin's bureaucratic response to the failures of NEP and the regime's determin…”source: Wikipedia: Victor Serge
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