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Three Who Made a Revolution: A Biographical History of Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin
Three Who Made A Revolution
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paperback. This monumental triple biography weaves together the personal and public lives of the triumvirate behind the 1917 Russian Revolution. Num Pages: 680 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPHL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1094.
The lives of three men who made the Russian Revolution possible—Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin—are the focus of this biographical account of the rise of socialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bertram Wolfe, a political scientist and historian of Russia, knew Trotsky and Stalin personally, and here brings his profound insider's knowledge to bear on his subjects. Three Who Made a Revolution recounts the early lives and influences of the three leaders, and shows the development of their diverging ideologies as decades gave strength to their cause and brought Russia closer to its turning point, a revolution that ... Read more
The lives of three men who made the Russian Revolution possible—Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin—are the focus of this biographical account of the rise of socialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bertram Wolfe, a political scientist and historian of Russia, knew Trotsky and Stalin personally, and here brings his profound insider's knowledge to bear on his subjects. Three Who Made a Revolution recounts the early lives and influences of the three leaders, and shows the development of their diverging ideologies as decades gave strength to their cause and brought Russia closer to its turning point, a revolution that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
680
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815411772
SKU
V9780815411772
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About Three Who Made A Revolution
Bertram D. Wolfe (1896-1977) is the author of The Fabulous Life of Diego Rivera. He was one of the founders of the American Communist Party, and worked, after his break with Stalin in 1928, for the U. S. State Department as an expert on the Soviet Union.
Reviews for Three Who Made a Revolution: A Biographical History of Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin
The best book in its field in any language.
Edmund Wilson
The New Yorker
Clearly the best study available.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
The Nation
Mr. Wolfe has laid bare more relevant facts and arranged them more clearly and honestly than any of his predecessors.
Isaiah Berlin
American Historical Review
Edmund Wilson
The New Yorker
Clearly the best study available.
Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
The Nation
Mr. Wolfe has laid bare more relevant facts and arranged them more clearly and honestly than any of his predecessors.
Isaiah Berlin
American Historical Review