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Life Summary

Name Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov
Alternative Names
  • Sven Allyson
  • Afanasii Mikhailovich Shorokhov
  • Vladimir Mikhailovich Proletarskii
Born

15 February, 1907
Semipulatinsk, Siberia, Russia

Died

14 June, 1991 (aged 84)
Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Cause of Death

pneumonia

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  • communist (1951-1954) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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