Leon Trotsky and World War One : August 1914-February 1917 / Ian D. Thatcher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thatcher, Ian D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940.

Trotsky, Leon.

World War, 1914-1918--Press coverage--Russia.

World War, 1914-1918.

Literature.

Physical Description:

vii, 262 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Leon Trotsky and World War I

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.

Summary:

The First World War was one of the most important events of the 20th-century. It was also a crucial period in Leon Trotsky's political biography. This work is the first comprehensive examination of Trotsky's writings of 1914-1917 and the context in which they were produced. Its findings challenge Trotsky's autobiography and the standard account by Isaac Deutscher. Trotsky's war-time journalism is shown to be of continuing relevance to contemporary issues ranging from European unity to ethnic cleansing in the Balkans.

Contents:

1. Switzerland 1

2. Kievskaya Mysl 11

3. The Censor in Paris 26

4. Lenin and the Bolsheviks 38

5. Martov and the Mensheviks 76

6. Russian Social-Patriotism in Paris 111

7. Russian Politics 133

8. European Social-Democracy 164

9. From the Old World to the New: Spain and America 191.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index.

ISBN:

0312234872

OCLC:

43341313