Leon Trotsky - A Revolutionary''s Life

Informationen zum Autor Joshua Rubenstein was a staff member of Amnesty International USA from 1975 to 2012 and is a longtime associate at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Klappentext A lucid and judicious evocation of Trotsky's life. 'Rubinstein handles complex issues sensitively in this accessible introduction to a flawed but fascinating 20th century giant' "Times Higher Education" "This trim book . . . pulls together all the essentials of the life of Leon Trotsky and the revolution he so significantly shaped into a seamless, intelligent, and wonderfully accessible synopsis."--Robert Legvold, "Foreign Affairs"--Robert Legvold "Foreign Affairs " Zusammenfassung Born Lev Davidovich Bronstein in southern Ukraine! Trotsky was an effective military strategist and an adept diplomat! who staked the fate of the Bolshevik revolution on the meagre foundation of a Europe-wide Communist upheaval. In this book! Trotsky emerges as a brilliant yet flawed man.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Joshua Rubenstein, Rubenstein Joshua
• Verlag: Yale University Press Ltd
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 24.09.2013
• EAN: 9780300198324
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19832-4
• Seiten: 240
• Serien: Jewish Lives; Jewish Lives (Paperback); Jewish Lives; Jewish Lives (Paperback); Jewish Lives (Yale)
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Biographien, Autobiographien; Russia, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Russian Revolution, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Biography: historical, political and military, 1917–1923 (Russian Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions