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Rosa Luxemburg, c1907. Luxemburg (1871-1919) Polish born German revolutionary, became a Communist in 1890. In 1898 she moved to Berlin and continued as an active leader of the left-wing movement. In 1914, with Karl Liebknecht she formed the Spartacus League (Spartakusbund). She spent most of WWI in prison and on her release in 1919 took part in an unsuccessful uprising. She and Liebknecht were murdered in Berlin.