Proper noun
Sverdlov (plural Sverdlovs)
A transliteration of the Russian surname Свердлов (Sverdlov).
Yakov Sverdlov
According to Edvard Radzinsky and Dmitrii Volkogonov, the order came directly from Lenin and Sverdlov in Moscow. Source: Internet
Lenin and Yakov Sverdlov tried to make Trotsky and Stalin reconcile, but their meeting proved unsuccessful. Source: Internet