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Otto Grimlund

1893 – 1969

Swedish politician

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About Otto Grimlund

Lived 1893 – 1969 (aged 75). Otto Grimlund was a Swedish architect, politician, journalist and communist.

Otto Bernhard Grimlund (30 December 1893 – 15 September 1969) was a Swedish Communist politician.

Originally a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party he joined the revolutionary left-wing in the party split of 1917 and represented the Swedish Social Democratic Left Party at the founding of the Communist International in Moscow in 1919.

Together with the Swiss Socialist Fritz Platten, Otto Grimlund had been the main organizer of Lenin’s 1917 trip from the exile in Switzerland, through Germany and Sweden, back to Russia.

Grimlund was in the leadership of the Swedish Communist Party from 1918 to 1925, and living in Moscow for many years, he was in the leadership of the Comintern. But he moved from the Soviet Union and left the party after the rise of Stalinism in Russia.

Grimlund rejoined the Social Democratic Party around 1930.

Condemning Stalinism, Grimlund called himself a Communist all his life, and kept a signed photograph of Lenin on the wall in his office. Grimlund was key to Lenin's arrival in Russia, arranging his travel through Sweden and onward to Russia after Lenin's sealed train journey from Germany.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Otto Grimlund?

Swedish politician (1893-1969)

When was Otto Grimlund born?

Otto Grimlund was born on 30 December 1893 in Malmö.

When did Otto Grimlund die?

Otto Grimlund died on 15 September 1969 in Stockholm.

What was Otto Grimlund's occupation?

Otto Grimlund was an architect, politician, journalist and communist.

What nationality was Otto Grimlund?

Otto Grimlund was Swedish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Otto Grimlund

· Wikidata: Q956902

· DBpedia: Otto Grimlund

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