Tuomas W. Hyrskymurto
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Tuomas Wilho Hyrskymurto (September 14, 1881 Turku
– August 31, 1920 Saint Petersburg
) was a Finnish
Communist revolutionary and originary merchant from Turku.
Hyrskymurto was in prison during the Hakaniemi skirmish in 1906. In 1917 he was the member of Turku
social democratic
city council's radical wing and one of the founders of the Turku Red Guard.
During the Finnish Civil War
Myrskymurto was in Red Guard in Northern frontier as control commissar and member of the Tampere
Red Guard. During the start of war Hyrskymurto's lead the Turku Red Guard with 300 cavalry and occupied Toijala railway station
at January 26 in 1918.
He had also planned the Suinula massacre which took place on January 31 where he ordered that Red Guard should not take any prisoners. After the massacre he was known as the Butcher of Suinula. When the White Guard
was besieging Tampere
Hyrskymurto left the city and went to Toijala
Red Guard commanders Eino Rahja
's deputy and tried to break the Tampere siege from south. On April 20, he ordered the murder of 23 Mustiala agriculture students in Kuurila.
After the war Hyrskymurto fled to Russia
. Leaving Finland
Hyrskymurto left at the border huge collection of Finnish and foreign Bolshevik
literature which was offered to University of Helsinki
. The books where taken later to the university's library.
In Soviet Russia Hyrskymurto worked as Finnish Communist Party
's central committee's organizer. He was murdered by Finnish Communists at August 31 in 1920 in Saint Petersburg
, in the Kuusinen Club Incident
.
Hyrskymurto is buried in the Field of Mars
in Saint Petersburg and his name of found in grave of August Communists.
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
– August 31, 1920 Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
) was a Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Communist revolutionary and originary merchant from Turku.
Hyrskymurto was in prison during the Hakaniemi skirmish in 1906. In 1917 he was the member of Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
social democratic
Social Democratic Party of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
city council's radical wing and one of the founders of the Turku Red Guard.
During the Finnish Civil War
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national, political and social turmoil caused by World War I in Europe. The Civil War concerned control and leadership of The Grand Duchy of Finland as it achieved independence from Russia after the October Revolution in Petrograd...
Myrskymurto was in Red Guard in Northern frontier as control commissar and member of the Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
Red Guard. During the start of war Hyrskymurto's lead the Turku Red Guard with 300 cavalry and occupied Toijala railway station
Toijala railway station
Toijala railway station is located in the Toijala district of the town of Akaa, Finland.The station is located at a crossing point of three different railway tracks: from Riihimäki to Tampere, from Turku to Toijala, and from Toijala to Valkeakoski. Originally, all three tracks served both...
at January 26 in 1918.
He had also planned the Suinula massacre which took place on January 31 where he ordered that Red Guard should not take any prisoners. After the massacre he was known as the Butcher of Suinula. When the White Guard
White Guard
The term White Guard may refer to:* White Guard , part of the White Army of the 1918 Finnish Civil War* White Guard , part of the Axis colaborators in Slovenia during the Second World War* Military arm of the Russian White movement...
was besieging Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
Hyrskymurto left the city and went to Toijala
Toijala
Toijala is a former town and municipality of Finland, located some south of Tampere. On 1 January 2007, it was consolidated with Viiala to form the town of Akaa....
Red Guard commanders Eino Rahja
Eino Rahja
Eino Abramovich Rahja was a Finnish-Russian politician who joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1903, becoming aligned with the party's Bolshevik faction. Rahja organized Lenin's temporary escape to Finland in the summer of 1917. During the Finnish Civil War, Rahja was one of the...
's deputy and tried to break the Tampere siege from south. On April 20, he ordered the murder of 23 Mustiala agriculture students in Kuurila.
After the war Hyrskymurto fled to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Leaving Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Hyrskymurto left at the border huge collection of Finnish and foreign Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
literature which was offered to University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
. The books where taken later to the university's library.
In Soviet Russia Hyrskymurto worked as Finnish Communist Party
Communist Party of Finland
The Communist Party of Finland was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944.SKP did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used...
's central committee's organizer. He was murdered by Finnish Communists at August 31 in 1920 in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, in the Kuusinen Club Incident
Kuusinen Club Incident
The Kuusinen Club Incident was the murder of eight members of the Finnish Communist Party in the Kuusinen Club , on August 31, 1920.-Background:...
.
Hyrskymurto is buried in the Field of Mars
Field of Mars (Saint Petersburg)
The Field of Mars or Marsovo Polye is a large park named after the Mars - Roman god of war situated in the center of Saint-Petersburg, with an area of about 9 hectares. Bordering the Field of Mars to the north are the Marble Palace, Suvorova Square and Betskoi’s and Saltykov’s houses. To the west...
in Saint Petersburg and his name of found in grave of August Communists.