| Description |
xii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Routledge historical biographies |
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Routledge historical biographies.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Young revolutionary, 1879-1907 -- Fight for unity, 1907-14 -- War and revolution, 1914-17 -- Defending the revolution, 1917-21 -- Revolution in decline, 1921-4 -- Opposition and defeat, 1925-9 -- Against Stalinism and fascism, 1929-33 -- Final exile : the Fourth International and world events, 1933-40 -- Conclusion. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-234) and index. |
| Summary |
Publisher's description: Leon Trotsky has always aroused strong passions-historians love and hate him in equal measure. This new biography provides a full account of his political life, based upon a wealth of primary sources, including previously unpublished material. Ian D. Thatcher paints a new picture of Trotsky's standing in Russian and world history. Key myths about Trotsky's heroic work as a revolutionary, especially in Russia's first revolution of 1905 and the Russian Civil War, are thrown into question. Although Trotsky had a limited understanding of crucial contemporary events such as Hitler's rise to power, he was an important thinker and politician, not least as a trenchant critic of Stalin's version of communism. This study provides a clear and accessible introduction to Trotsky's life and thought for anyone interested in twentieth-century Russian and World History. |
| Subject |
Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940.
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Revolutionaries -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Statesmen -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0415232503 |
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9780415232500 |
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0415232511 paperback |
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9780415232517 paperback |
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