I have read that this poem is grounded in a plot that was exporting communism to the USA through Alaska; that Dan McGrew was a USA intelligence officer; that the people that shot him were communist agents and that the "lady that was known as Lou was really Lenin’s girlfriend. I woujld like verification of this supposition.
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The Shooting Of Dan McGrew by Robert Service. Was the Lady known as Lou Lenin's girlfriend?4 comments to The Shooting Of Dan McGrew by Robert Service. Was the Lady known as Lou Lenin's girlfriend? |
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Nope. Lenin was exiled to Siberia when the poem was written. It was published in 1907 when Lenin got out.
Sorry.
I think this is a dreampt up theory, of course it has been a while since i read that poem. I guess google it
For another good read, find the Cremation of Sam McGee. Robert Service was an exceptional poet in his day, in that he made quite a bit of money from his poetry.
utter nonsense. Its a Canadian poem, by a Canadian poet, and has nothing to do with the US or its paranoia