Talk:Paul Freeman (communist)

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A fact from Paul Freeman (communist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 February 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Paul Freeman became one of the few Westerners interred at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, following his death in an experimental propeller-driven Soviet railcar?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 05:24, 4 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Paul Freeman became one of the few Westerners interred at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis, following his death in an experimental propeller-driven Soviet railcar (pictured)? Source: Australian Dictionary of Biography (cited in article): "[Freeman] died of injuries sustained in the crash of an experimental monorail train on 24 July 1921". Evans 1989 (cited in article): "Paul Freeman was destined to become [...] one of the few Western radicals of his era to be interred with honour at the Kremlin wall"
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blemyomachia

Moved to mainspace by ITBF (talk). Self-nominated at 07:42, 14 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good! Happy to pass. No concerns and comparison with sources doesn't reveal any close paraphrasing. I tracked down an image of his burial on the Kremlin wall and added it. Blythwood (talk) 00:58, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]