Fanya Baron

Fanya Anisimovna Baron (1887 – 30 September 1921) was a Lithuanian anarchist revolutionary. She spent her early life participating in the Chicago workers' movement, but following the Russian Revolution in 1917, she moved to Ukraine and participated in the Makhnovist movement. For her anarchist activities, she was arrested and executed by the Cheka.

Fanya Baron
פאַניאַ באַראָן
Baron in pre-revolutionary Russia
Born
Freida Anisimovna Greck

1887 (1887)
Vilnius, Russian Empire (now Lithuania)
Died30 September 1921(1921-09-30) (aged 33–34)
Moscow, Russian Soviet Republic (now Russia)
Cause of deathExecution by shooting
Years active1915–1921
OrganizationNabat
MovementAnarchism
Criminal chargesAnti-Soviet agitation
Criminal penaltyCapital punishment
SpouseAron Baron
Children1
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