One Fairly Warm Friday Morning, Well Before Dawn, In The Courtyard At Shlisselburg Fortress

"Five of them to string up; it was quick work:

"and did not, at that hour, draw a large crowd

"(although the profane catcalls were rather loud).

"The shortened drops caused each of them to jerk

"hard, and the official witnesses to smirk

"with satisfaction neither tried to smother."


One of the five?  Young Lenin's older brother.


Starward-Led

Author's Notes/Comments: 

And thus began Lenin's relentlessly obsessive need for vengeance upon the Romanovs and the Orthodox Church (to which I have been privileged to joined in believing adherence).

View s74rw4rd-13d's Full Portfolio