John Redmond vs Stepan Shaumyan

Redmond was elected chairman of the reunited Irish Parliamentary Party, succeeding the Parnell split. He led the party in the House of Commons, advocating for Home Rule for Ireland.

The Third Home Rule Bill was introduced and passed by the House of Commons, thanks to the Parliament Act 1911 removing the Lords' veto. Redmond's party held the balance of power and secured the bill's passage.

The Government of Ireland Act 1914 (Home Rule) received royal assent but was suspended for the duration of World War I. Redmond accepted this compromise, urging Irishmen to support the British war effort.

Redmond made a speech at Woodenbridge, County Wicklow, calling on Irishmen to enlist in the British Army to fight in World War I. This split the Irish Volunteers, with a majority opposing his call.

The Easter Rising in Dublin, led by republican opponents of Redmond's constitutional approach, took place. The rising was suppressed, but its execution of leaders shifted public opinion away from Redmond's Home Rule policy.

Redmond chaired the Irish Convention, a failed attempt to reach a consensus on Home Rule implementation. The convention broke down over partition and Ulster's exclusion, marking the failure of Redmond's constitutional approach.

Shaumyan was appointed by Lenin as the Extraordinary Commissar for the Caucasus in December 1917, tasked with spreading Bolshevik influence and organizing Soviet power in the region.

Shaumyan led the defense of Baku against the advancing Ottoman Army and Azerbaijani forces from June to September 1918. The city fell on September 15, leading to the collapse of the Baku Commune.

Shaumyan became the chairman of the Baku Council of People's Commissars (the Baku Commune) in April 1918, leading the Bolshevik government in the city. He implemented Soviet policies and organized defense against Ottoman forces.

Shaumyan was captured by anti-Bolshevik forces after the fall of the Baku Commune in September 1918. He was executed by a firing squad near Krasnovodsk along with 25 other commissars, becoming a martyr for the Bolshevik cause.