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In 1890 Shevitch and his wife returned to Russia, their decision forced by rules that would have ceded the substantial landed estate which
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and the members of the party's governing NEC. Shevitch was selected to replace
Rosenberg as head of the SLP. A party crisis ensued, with the deposed leadership refusing to stand down and the Sections of the SLP lining up in approximately even numbers between the parallel pro-trade union Shevitch and
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and were in search of a professional editor. The erudite
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Rosenberg factions. The party's Control Committee was forced to intervene, temporarily suspending both leaderships and moving back the scheduled 7th National Convention of the SLP from October 2, 1889 to October 12.
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into conflict with the leadership of the SLP, which advanced its views through a pair of publications, the
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German-speaking. Shevitch developed fluency and oratorical skill in
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in 1864. The pair emigrated to the United States in 1877.
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