The History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky, Set of Three
Author: Leon Trotsky, translated by Max Eastman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York, 1932
Hardcover
Page Count: Volume 1—522 pages, Volume 2—371 pages, Volume 3—474 pages
This monumental work remains a primary source for historians of the Russian Revolution and for those interested in how the violent 20th century took its most important convulsive twist. Trotsky was there. He was the second most important figure after Lenin. He won the Civil War for the Bolsheviks. He also swam in blood and thought nothing of it. Of course he tilted the history toward his views, but every memoir does, and these volumes take the reader inside the war trains, the workers soviets, and the Leninist inner circle.
In addition, he could write! Even though the reader has to chop through the stilted communist phrasing, there is surpassing drama. Knowing that it was published in 1932 when the Soviets had not yet fully begun the enforced starvation of the Ukraine, much less the Great Terror, we can also look inside for the alternative paths not taken. We don’t have to sympathize, but we can always wonder, ‘What if….’.
Condition: Very good. No dustjackets. Prior owner bookplate on the inside front cover.
Author: Leon Trotsky, translated by Max Eastman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York, 1932
Hardcover
Page Count: Volume 1—522 pages, Volume 2—371 pages, Volume 3—474 pages
This monumental work remains a primary source for historians of the Russian Revolution and for those interested in how the violent 20th century took its most important convulsive twist. Trotsky was there. He was the second most important figure after Lenin. He won the Civil War for the Bolsheviks. He also swam in blood and thought nothing of it. Of course he tilted the history toward his views, but every memoir does, and these volumes take the reader inside the war trains, the workers soviets, and the Leninist inner circle.
In addition, he could write! Even though the reader has to chop through the stilted communist phrasing, there is surpassing drama. Knowing that it was published in 1932 when the Soviets had not yet fully begun the enforced starvation of the Ukraine, much less the Great Terror, we can also look inside for the alternative paths not taken. We don’t have to sympathize, but we can always wonder, ‘What if….’.
Condition: Very good. No dustjackets. Prior owner bookplate on the inside front cover.
Author: Leon Trotsky, translated by Max Eastman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York, 1932
Hardcover
Page Count: Volume 1—522 pages, Volume 2—371 pages, Volume 3—474 pages
This monumental work remains a primary source for historians of the Russian Revolution and for those interested in how the violent 20th century took its most important convulsive twist. Trotsky was there. He was the second most important figure after Lenin. He won the Civil War for the Bolsheviks. He also swam in blood and thought nothing of it. Of course he tilted the history toward his views, but every memoir does, and these volumes take the reader inside the war trains, the workers soviets, and the Leninist inner circle.
In addition, he could write! Even though the reader has to chop through the stilted communist phrasing, there is surpassing drama. Knowing that it was published in 1932 when the Soviets had not yet fully begun the enforced starvation of the Ukraine, much less the Great Terror, we can also look inside for the alternative paths not taken. We don’t have to sympathize, but we can always wonder, ‘What if….’.
Condition: Very good. No dustjackets. Prior owner bookplate on the inside front cover.