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He was of Jewish origin.

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it should be mentioned here. Bociek O-le (talk) 13:10, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Bociek O-le: Added. Senkman discusses his Jewish identity and his relationship to it at length. --Grnrchst (talk) 13:24, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you. Bociek O-le (talk) 23:58, 26 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

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Passed. Spookyaki (talk) 21:50, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Spookyaki (talk · contribs) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I'll review this. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.
    a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Copyvio looks good. Image rationales look good. Making some minor CE edits myself. Here are my notes. Suggestions not required for GA in purple, corrections/required changes in red.

Lead

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After witnessing a police massacre of workers during the Red Week of 1909, Radowitzky assassinated Falcón as an act of revenge.—Connection between these events is not immediately obvious. Makes sense given that Falcón was police chief, but clarify if possible. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Clarified the motive. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:18, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
By 1930, persistent campaigning for clemency had secured Radowitzky's release from prison. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:18, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky was again imprisoned in Uruguay by the dictatorship of Gabriel Terra, but after over a year of imprisonment, he was released due to a lack of evidence against him.
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Radowitzky was again imprisoned in Uruguay under the dictatorship of Gabriel Terra, but after over a year of imprisonment, he was released due to a lack of evidence against him. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Went with the latter. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:18, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Early life

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When he was only 10 years old, he began working as a blacksmith's apprentice—Unnecessary editorializing, I would say. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
During the 1905 Revolution, he was wounded during a riot in Kyiv and, because of his participation, was imprisoned for six months after.—Or something that makes the causal relationship more clear. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
There he went to work as a mechanic, first for the Argentine Central Railway in Campana, then later in Buenos Aires. He ultimately settled there, living in an apartment at 194 Calle Andes.—Or something like that. The way it's currently phrased makes it sound like Buenos Aires and the Argentine capital are separate places. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
...Burevéstnik, which was established in May 1908 and sought to spread anarchist ideas to immigrant workers through Yiddish and Russian language publications.—Not required for GA, but would remove the links here per MOS:OVERLINK. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky became notably fluent in the Spanish language through conversations with his flatmates and acquaintances and by reading Argentine newspapers.—Editorializing. Also would remove the link, as per above. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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Simón Radowitsky was born into a poor Ukrainian Jewish family in a small shtetl in the Kyiv Governorate of the Russian Empire...—I don't think that Bayer p. 16 supports this claim very strongly (is it just that he's Russian?). I also can't find anything in these sources that strongly indicates that his parents were "poor". Rein indicates that they were "workers", which tells us that they were, presumably, working-class/proletarians, but not necessarily that they were poor. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten, moving sources more clearly in line with what they verify. Changed "poor" to "working-class". --Grnrchst (talk) 10:33, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
...on 10 November 1891.—The source actually says 10 November 1819. That seems pretty unlikely given when he died, and I would assume it's a typo. I did find a different (Spanish-language) source also by Osvaldo Bayer that makes pretty much the same claim about his birthdate, but actually says 1891. It's on page 75 of the PDF (which unfortunately does not have its pages properly numbered):

That's how things were until one day, a singular figure appeared on the scene. He said his name was Moisés Radowitzky and that he was the terrorist's cousin. He was carrying a document that would turn the case upside down 180 degrees. It was Simón Radowitzky's birth certificate. A strange document, written in Cyrillic characters. Inspector Vieyra's translators claim that this document states that Simón Radowitzky was born in the village of Santiago, Kyiv Province, Russia, on November 10, 1891. According to this, Radowitzky would now be 18 years and 7 months old.

So maybe preferable to use that. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It's certainly a typo on the part of the translator. I don't think it's necessary to cite an unpaginated version of a Spanish language source by the same author over an obvious mistake by the translator. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:41, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's necessary to find at least one other source that supports the claim. Even if it is an obvious mistake, if you don't already know the date you're looking for, it's not obvious from the cited source what the correct date would be. You don't have to use that source, just another source that supports the 10 September 1891 birthdate. I actually found another one, this one with pagination (though also in Spanish):

Simon Radowitzky was born on September 10, 1891, in near proximity to Kyiv, Russia, to a working-class family. (p. 48)

Spookyaki (talk) 22:40, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Spookyaki: Except this source by Augustin Souchy provides a different date; Bayer says 10 November, not 10 September. --Grnrchst (talk) 22:44, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, you're right. Well, regardless, I think another source is necessary. I found another version of Los Anarquistas... that does include page numbers, if that helps (claim on p. 51). I also think that it's probably a good idea to include the 10 November date as well, unless there's some particularly compelling reason that 10 November can't be the date. Sorry for the difficulty! Spookyaki (talk) 22:55, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm inclined towards Bayer's date, as Souchy doesn't say where he got the 10 September date from, where Bayer at least says he got the 10 November date from Radowitzky's birth certificate. Although, going off a Google Scholar search, it seems like these are the only two sources for the birth date (1 result for "10 de septiembre"; and 1 result for "10 de noviembre"). If there's too much ambiguity, I could always just say "1891" in the prose and include an explanatory footnote about the different dates. --Grnrchst (talk) 23:01, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's fair! You could go with Bayer's date in the body and then add an explanatory footnote that includes Souchy's date, if that's amenable to you? I think that would satisfy WP:WEIGHT. Spookyaki (talk) 23:05, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added explanatory footnote. --Grnrchst (talk) 23:19, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
During the 1905 Revolution, he was wounded during a riot in Kyiv and then imprisoned for six months after.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
To avoid being exiled to Siberia, he decided to leave the country.—This is on page 8 of the PDF, but it's actually on page 448 of the journal. This seems to be a problem with all the Jensen citations. Also, "decided" seems like an odd word when the source uses "fled". Maybe "was forced to". Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Corrected page number. Changed wording. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:44, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He joined a local Jewish anarchist group—I think there is sufficient evidence in Senkman alone for this claim, but I don't think that Jensen or Raboy support it very strongly. Jensen just says that he "met other Russian anarchists in Buenos Aires" and Raboy says he "lived with other Russian Jewish anarchists in a tenement" according to Bruce Chatwin. I would remove those citations from this claim. Spookyaki (talk) 04:04, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Trimmed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:45, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of Falcón

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During the Red Week of May 1909, police chief Ramón Lorenzo Falcón ordered an attack against participants in an International Workers' Day demonstration. Radowitzky was described as being among the survivors of the attack, clutching a scarf stained with blood. Following the attack, the demonstration escalated into a general strike demanded Falcón's resignation. Falcón refused, receiving support from the government.—Or something like this. The order of events here is a bit confusing and makes this section hard to parse. Also would go with "described" over "pictured", since these seem to have been descriptions from eyewitness accounts, not pictures. Spookyaki (talk) 23:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten, per your suggestion. --Grnrchst (talk) 23:34, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He also brought along an accomplice, who stood watch on the corner of Avenida Callao and Avenida Quintana. The identity of the accomplice remains unknown, as Radowitzky covered for them by claiming sole responsibility for the attack. Spookyaki (talk) 23:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 23:29, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He strained to keep pace and put distance between him and his pursuers, eventually attempting to escape through a construction site. He stopped for a moment to draw his revolver and then began running again, but as he ran, he was shot in the right side of his chest and collapsed.—Would it be possible to keep pace and put distance between yourself and your pursuers? That seems contradictory to me. "Set off" also seems a bit vague to me (initially I thought he might have shot at the officers). The purple suggestions just sound better to me, so no need to change them if you don't want. Spookyaki (talk) 23:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 23:30, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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During the Red Week of May 1909, an International Workers' Day demonstration escalated into a general strike following a deadly attack against the demonstrators, ordered by police chief Ramón Lorenzo Falcón.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 23:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky was pictured among the survivors of the attack, clutching a scarf stained with blood.—See above, but basically  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 23:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He strained to keep up the pace and put distance between him and his pursuers, attempting to escape through a construction site. He stopped for a moment to draw his revolver and then set off, but he was shot in the right side of his chest and collapsed.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 23:26, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arrest and trial

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While he was arrested, he told the police that he did not care what they did to him... Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky was then taken to the 15th police precinct, where he was narrowly saved from a summary execution by the assistant superintendent, who ordered he be transferred to the Hospital Fernández and that his bullet wound treated. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The prosecutor believed Radowitzky to be a born criminal due to the shape of his skull. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Beltrán also brought up the defendant's Jewish roots, which he claimed had subjected Radowitzky to antisemitism, made him susceptible to radical politics and then forced him into emigration. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Beltrán also claimed that Radowitzky's Jewish background made him a target of antisemitism, pushing him towards radical political views and ultimately forcing him to emigrate.—Or something like this, which doesn't imply that Radowitzky's Jewishness was the cause of the antisemitism. That doesn't seem to be what Beltrán was saying. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch, rewritten with your text. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Argentine satirical magazine Caras y Caretas remarked that Radowitzky had kept getting younger throughout the trial. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
They additionally stipulated that he be placed in solitary confinement and his rations restricted for three weeks each year coinciding with the anniversary of the assassination. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky spent the next 21 years of his life in prison. Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:32, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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As he lay on the ground, in pain and exhausted, the police caught up to him and pulled him up by his hair; he cried out "long live anarchism", immediately identifying himself as a foreign anarchist.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The public prosecutor, Manuel Beltrán, called Radowitzky a "helot" from the Ukrainian steppe.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Beltrán also brought up the defendant's Jewish roots, which he claimed had subjected Radowitzky to antisemitism, made him susceptible to radical politics and then forced him into emigration. See above, but pretty much  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:26, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Imprisonment

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During his time in the National Penitentiary, Radowitzky gained the sympathy of both inmates and guards.—Or something else that doesn't use "even", which is editorializing. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten per recommendation. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:18, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On 11 January 1911, the anarchists Francisco Solano Regis and Salvador Planas Virella escaped from the National Penitentiary through a tunnel. Radowitzky himself had been in the prison's printing shop at the time of the breakout, so was not able to join the escape. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:18, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Embarrassed by the break-out and worried by Radowitzky's popularity in the prison, the prison authorities blamed him for the escape. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:18, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He arrived on 14 March and was designated convict 155. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:18, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He spent 19 years of his life imprisoned there. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:18, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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During his time in the National Penitentiary, Radowitzky gained the sympathy of many other inmates and even the guards.— Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When the governor offered Radowitzky a less damp cell in return for him replastering it, he refused to do so, as the bricklayers' union was on strike.—The source seems to indicate that it was Radowitzky that asked for a less damp cell. Maybe rephrase: When Radowitzky requested a drier cell, the governor offered him one that was being replastered on the condition that he finish the job. Radowitzky refused, as the bricklayers' union was on strike. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ach, this was an unfortunate error in my attempt to summarise it. Attempted rewrite. --Grnrchst (talk) 18:20, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In 1916, Emilio López Arango published a condemnation of the government's treatment of Radowitzky, declaring "pages of history are written in blood."  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Escape and recapture

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On the morning of 7 November, after he had started his work the prison's workshop, Roscigna supplied him with a prison guard's uniform.—Presumably? The sources don't use his name directly, but it seems pretty obvious that it's him based on his role in the escape. I think his name should be used to avoid confusion. Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added name. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The plan was to leave him in a small settlement until any search operations had stopped... Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As no inmates had reported Radowitzky's escape, it took until 09:22 for a guard to discover that he had disappeared. Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
...with immediate public speculation over whether Radowitzky would even be able get out of Patagonia in his condition. Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Isolated and abused, Radowitzky fell so sick that he assumed he would soon die. Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In response to his ailing condition, a letter-writing campaign was initiated to demand his release. His parents wrote in from Wisconsin pleading for him to be released. Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In total, Radowitzky spent 10 years of his imprisonment in solitary confinement. Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:11, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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As publicity about Radowitzky's imprisonment grew, some anarchists in the capital began plotting to break Radowitzky out of prison.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On the morning of 7 November, after he had started his work the prison's workshop, the substitute guard supplied him with a prison guard's uniform.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 19:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Campaign for clemency

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His desire to help his fellow inmates distinguished him from other political prisoners, who distances themselves from the criminal prisoners.—Can't access this source, but a few problems. Firstly, is it saying that he distinguished himself from other political prisoners at the time in Ushuaia or from other political prisoners in general? This should be clarified, and depending on the answer, the 's' here (highlighted in red) needs to either be removed or changed do a 'd'. Secondly, this claim, which is primarily analytic, needs to be properly attributed. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Attributed and attempted to clarify. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On one occasion, Radowitzky himself complained that his mate gourd had been confiscated during a search of his cell. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He took any punishments doled out to the organised prisoners, which gained him a lot of respect among them. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He also had letters smuggled out of prison, in which he supported the FORA's campaign for an eight-hour day.—This, I believe, is the FORA's first appearance in the article, so I would write out the name and link it. I might also include a brief sentence/clause explaining what it is. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I've linked to it. I think its name is self-explanatory, but I'm happy to clarify further if necessary. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The interviewer reported that Radowitzky's cell was exceptionally clean and that he was talkative but expressed himself in simple language, often using slang or repeating himself. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Roscigna discouraged anarchists from carrying out "expropriations", worrying that violent incidents would the campaign for Radowitzky's release. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When the liberal Yrigoyen was re-elected in 1928, trade unions pressured him to pardon Radowitzky, and public debate about his continued imprisonment swept the press.—Or something that makes it clear that the liberal president and Yrigoyen are the same person. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In January 1930, Radowitzky ("Convict 155") was brought to the palace of the mayor of Ushuaia, where he met a journalist from the newspaper Crítica. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ach, this is a relic of an older draft. Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky then opened up to the journalist, telling him that he was still anemic from a 20-day hunger strike the previous month. The strike had been in protest of superintendant Juan José Sanpedro, who had tortured a prisoner, and successfully secured Sanpedro's dismissal. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed punctuation. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He pleaded for sympathetic workers in Buenos Aires "not to sacrifice themselves" on his account, and asked them to concentrate on helping imprisoned workers other than him. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rearranged. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When the interview was published in Buenos Aires, public opinion was solidified in favor of a pardon for Radowitzky. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The Radical Civic Union (UCR) pressed for the president to pardon Radowitzky... Much of the working class voted for the Independent Socialist Party instead of the UCR.—Or something similar to clarify the use of the word "radical". Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
President Yrigoyen then began to reconsider pardoning Radowitzky, despite the UCR now warning him of unrest among the armed forces over the issue. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Preempting any reaction from the army, Yrigoyen's decree had included a condition that Radowitzky be expelled from Argentina... Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:42, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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Back with the general prison population, Radowitzky became a confidant for many other prisoners, who met him in the workshop and told him about their problems.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He also had letters smuggled out of prison, in which he supported the FORA's campaign for an eight-hour day.—It's actually not clear to me from the source that he wrote (all of) the letters, just that he smuggled them. Maybe try: He also smuggled letters supporting the FORA's campaign for an eight-hour day out of the prison. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:45, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
By this time, public support for Radowitzky had discouraged the Argentine government from demanding the extradition of the Spanish expropriator group Los Errantes.—I think maybe overstates the role of the Radowitzky campaign. It seems like there was a significant campaign on their behalf separate from the campaign for Radowitzky's release. Maybe try: Public support for Radowitzky contributed to the Argentine government's decision not to pursue the extradition of the Spanish expropriator group Los Errantes. Spookyaki (talk) 20:10, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:45, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Deportation to Uruguay

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A photograph of him wearing a pinstriped suit, exiting the prison, began circulating throughout Buenos Aires. Radowitzky himself played a game of football in this suit shortly after his release. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky's impending arrival in Uruguay divided public opinion there. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But Article 79 of the Uruguayan constitution of 1918 guaranteed the right of asylum, which Campisteguy granted to Radowitzky. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Clarified. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
After answering journalists' questions and clearing up some disinformation that he was planning to return to Ukraine, he set off in a taxi to his new home on Calle Justicia, where he planned to resume his life outside of prison. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Trimmed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Following the 1930 Argentine coup d'état, Radowitzky began aiding anarchists who had been deported from Argentina by the dictatorship of José Félix Uriburu.
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Following the 1930 Argentine coup d'état, Radowitzky began aiding anarchists who had been deported from Argentina under the dictatorship of José Félix Uriburu. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed to under, as I think striking "the dictatorship" would imply Uriburu personally deported them. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Argentine poet Leopoldo Lugones, a supporter of the dictatorship, cited the strike actions undertaken previously in support of Radowitzky as a motive for the deportation of foreign anarchists. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Clarified. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky managed to secure asylum in Uruguay for many Italian and Russian deportees, saving them from being taken to Fascist Italy or the Soviet Union. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In March 1931, Radowitzky was accused of helping several Argentine anarchists escape from prison but was able to an alibi for what he was doing during the breakout. Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Rewritten. --Grnrchst (talk) 10:49, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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On 14 May 1930, Radowitzky was finally released from prison.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But Article 79 of the Uruguayan constitution guaranteed the right of asylum, which Campisteguy granted to Radowitzky.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As he disembarked, he greeted the gathered anarchists with a shout of "Long live anarchism!"  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Argentine poet Leopoldo Lugones, a supporter of the dictatorship, cited the strike actions that had supported Radowitzky as a motive for the deportation of foreign anarchists.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 00:22, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Imprisonment in Uruguay

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He also received support from the Communist Party of Uruguay, although he rejected their support in protest of their attacks against other anarchists. Spookyaki (talk) 16:53, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
After 15 months of sustained appeals by Frugoni, on 21 March 1936, Radowitzky was released.—Original wording implies that the release was inevitable. It seems like it was quite contingent. Spookyaki (talk) 16:53, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Good catch, changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Back in Montevideo, police attempted to put him back under house arrest, but as he no longer had a home, they transferred him back to prison.—Link Montevideo? Spookyaki (talk) 16:53, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Linked. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On 1 July, Radowitzky was once again released from prison, in what would be the final time in his life.
or (if you feel it's necessary)
On 1 July, Radowitzky was once again released from prison for the final time in his life. Spookyaki (talk) 16:53, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Bayer emphasises it, so I think it's worth a mention. Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:03, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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In 1933, Uruguayan president Gabriel Terra consolidated power in a self-coup and established a dictatorship.—Source only really confirms that Terra came to power in 1933, not any of ths specifics. If you'd like a source on this, I know there's "'For Peace and Freedom': Paulina Luisi and Global Anti-Fascist Feminism from Uruguay" by Katherine M. Marino from the collection Uruguay in Transnational Perspective:

Her greatest shock, however, came when on March 31, 1933, Gabriel Terra enacted a self-coup in Uruguay and dissolved Parliament and the Assembly General, bringing an end to Batlle-era social projects. (p. 183)

Here's the citation: Marino, Katherine M. (2023). "'For Peace and Freedom': Paulina Luisi and Global Anti-Fascist Feminism from Uruguay". In Cameselle-Pesce, Pedro; Sharnak, Debbie (eds.). Uruguay in Transnational Perspective. New York: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003271413-13. ISBN 978-1-003-27141-3. Retrieved 19 July 2025.

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I'm happy to change it to just say that he established a dictatorship (verified by Bayer), as how exactly he took power isn't important to Radowitzky's story, only that it was a dictatorship. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:04, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, that's fine by me. Spookyaki (talk) 17:05, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. --Grnrchst (talk) 17:10, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spanish Civil War

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When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936, Radowitzky was among the South American volunteers who went to Spain to fight against the Nationalist forces.—Introducing this sentence this early confuses the timeline, since the rest of the paragraph is about him preparing/waiting for him to go to Spain. I honestly think the whole sentence can be deleted, since it's established that he goes to Spain in the next paragraph. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I think it's necessary to introduce the war, but you're right that it confuses the timeline. How about "When the Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936, Radowitzky was among the South Americans who volunteered to go to Spain and fight against the Nationalist forces."? --Grnrchst (talk) 19:27, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe you could just say that the war began, without any reference to Radowitzky?: The Spanish Civil War broke out in July 1936. Spookyaki (talk) 20:00, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Trimmed. --Grnrchst (talk) 20:09, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
After months of waiting, Radowitzky finally departed for Spain, arriving in Barcelona in early 1937. Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:28, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Throughout the war, he became increasingly ideologically disillusioned, especially after the dissolution of the confederal militias... Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:28, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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The stories he heard of anarchism in Spain reminded him of the actions of the Russian nihilist movement; he cited the assassination of Alexander II of Russia as a justification for the use of violence as a means to achieve social change.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He described this as the "moral defeat" of the Spanish Republic.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Despite the Republican defeat in the battle, he remained optimistic that "as long as there is an anti-fascist standing [...] they will not pass".—Quote is wrong. He said "...as long as there is a man standing in loyal Spain, they will not pass". Spookyaki (talk) 17:57, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Ach, thanks for catching that. Fixed. --Grnrchst (talk) 19:29, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Later life

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By the time the Nationalists had won the war in early 1939, Radowitzky and his small group of South American anarchists fled across the Pyrenees into France. Spookyaki (talk) 20:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:04, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He was initially interned in a French concentration camp in Saint-Cyprien, but he managed to escape and crossed through France to Belgium.—Source seems to imply that there's not a lot of info about what happened between Radowitzky fleeing Spain and getting to this camp, but just in case, are there any sources that indicate how he ended up there? Was he captured by the authorities? Spookyaki (talk) 20:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't recall anything about Radowitzky specifically. But internment in French concentration camps was something that met many thousands of people who fled Spain. It's just what the French did with all the people that crossed the border. Saint-Cyprien (just over the border) held 7,000 people. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:04, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Radowitzky, using a fake Cuban passport, impersonated a Cuban citizen, travelling to Mexico in May 1939.—Or something that makes it clear he didn't actually become a Cuban citizen, which was my first thought. Spookyaki (talk) 20:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:04, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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By the time the Nationalists had won the war in early 1939, Radowitzky and his small group of South American anarchists fled across the Pyrenees into France.—Sufficiently supported, but two small problems. Firstly, I think the page number for Rein is 178, not 478. Secondly, I don't see anything in Senkman 58-59 that really supports this claim. Spookyaki (talk) 20:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for catching that! Adjusted the page numbers. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:06, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He was initially interned in a French concentration camp in Saint-Cyprien, but he managed to escape and crossed through France to Belgium.  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 20:24, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy

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The Argentine anarchist movement venerates Radowitzky as a hero... Spookyaki (talk) 20:37, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:08, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Argentine anarchist movement once again took up Radowitzky's legacy. Spookyaki (talk) 20:37, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Changed. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:08, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spot check

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The Argentine anarchist movement has venerated Radowitzky as a hero...—I think Bayer and Mattox are sufficient for this claim. The NACLA article seems to consider him heroic, but I don't know that I would necessarily consider one author as being represenative of Argentine anarchists. Spookyaki (talk) 20:37, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Trimmed Trigona. --Grnrchst (talk) 21:08, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
His biographers Diego Abad de Santillán and Osvaldo Bayer respectively described him as "the avenger and martyr"...  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 20:37, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
...and an "expropriating anarchist".  Verified Spookyaki (talk) 20:37, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your hard work! Seems like a cool article.

@Grnrchst: Having made some final tweaks, I think I am ready to pass this article. Thank you for your time, patience, and prompt responses. And of course, thank you for your work on the article! Spookyaki (talk) 21:48, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination

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Radowitzky in 1908
Radowitzky in 1908
Improved to Good Article status by Grnrchst (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

Grnrchst (talk) 11:51, 20 July 2025 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
QPQ: Done.

Overall: QPQ done. Image is properly licensed and looks good at low resolution. Nominated the day after GA. Long enough and article is well sourced and neutral. Earwig mostly only picks up book titles. All hooks mentioned in article and confirmed in source. I think ALT1 is the most interesting of the three. PizzaKing13 (¡Hablame!) 🍕👑 18:26, 29 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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