Leon Trotsky / Paul Le Blanc.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Blanc, Paul, 1947- author.

Series:

Critical lives.

Critical Lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutionaries--Russia--Biography.

Revolutionaries.

Communists--Russia--Biography.

Communists.

Communism--History.

Communism.

Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940.

Trotsky, Leon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Reaktion Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There are few more divisive names in history than the Soviet communist Leon Trotsky. To some, he was a betrayer, a hypocrite, and a totalitarian, and yet to many others he was a revolutionary of high esteem, who battled an outdated, oppressive dynasty and helped to usher in a new political era, and whose name became a political moniker: Trotskyist. Whether colored by disdain or admiration, one thing is certain: Trotsky was one of the most important figures of the twentieth century. In Leon Trotsky, Paul Le Blanc delves deep into Trotsky's life and relationships to reveal and make sense

Contents:

Cover; Leon Trotsky; Imprint Page; Contents; Introducing a Life; 1. The Shock of Exile; 2. Revolutionary, Past and Present; 3. The Revolution Betrayed; 4. Bracing for the Storm; 5. The Jaws of Death; 6. Afterlife; Chronology; References; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Photo Acknowledgements

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 31, 2015).

ISBN:

1-78023-471-6

OCLC:

911625479