Breaking with Communism - The Intellectual Odyssey of Bertam D. Wolfe

This volume, chiefly Wolfe's letters from 1939 with unpublished speeches and writings from the Hoover Archives, illuminates his struggle to uncover the truth about the history of Soviet Russia and his anguish over his earlier allegiances not only to Lenin but to Karl Marx as well. When intellectuals in Eastern Europe and China are going through the same soul-searching process, this book is especially timely.

About the author

Robert Hessen is a historian educated at Queens College, Harvard University, and Columbia University. He is a senior research fellow emeritus at the Hoover Institution and was the general editor of the Hoover Archival Documentaries series.

Summary

Presenting Wolfe's letters from 1939 with unpublished speeches and writings from the Hoover Archives, this volume illuminates his struggle to uncover the truth about the history of Soviet Russia and his anguish over his earlier allegiances not only to Lenin but to Karl Marx as well.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Hessen, Robert Hesson, Bertram David Wolfe
• Assisted by: Robert Hessen (Editor)
• Publisher: Hoover Institution Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.1990
• EAN: 9780817988821
• ISBN: 978-0-8179-8882-1
• No. of pages: 311
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 26 mm
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: Hoover Archival Documentaries; Hoover Press Publication; Hoover Archival Documentaries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education