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The Life and Death of Trotsky

Robert Payne

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Description:Leon Trotsky was a Jew, a Russian, a European, and a cosmopolitan.Handsome, eloquent, possessing physical courage and grace of manner, he strode across the world as though it belonged to him. Like Napoleon, he dared to do impossible things, and like Napoleon he was deeply troubled when he learned that not everyone admired him. He was a man whose revolutionary passion and brilliance inspired a nation of millions to rebellion, whose influence spanned continents...And yet he was also a man of boundless a devoted family man, who abandoned his first wife; a civilized scholar with a pronounced streak of cruelty; an anti-imperialist who contemplated the conquest of India and schemed revolution in the U.S.; a man who never succeeded in reconciling his absolutism and his love of freedom.The Life and Death of Trotsky also unravels the immense struggle between Trotsky and Stalin, the twisted path of international intrigue that led to Trotsky's political downfall and, ultimately, his death at the hands of a mysterious assassin.‘The biographer of Lenin, Stalin … can’t miss with Trotsky, whose life is arresting in bare chronology … and Payne pursues him through a breathless sequence … the book cannot help but move fast’ – Kirkus Reviews‘The important things about Robert Payne are his sensitive, astute intelligence, his vast erudition, and his magic power over words’ – The New York Times‘Probably no author of this century has produced so many books at such a relatively high level of scholarship’ – The TimesRobert Payne (1911-1983) had over a hundred books published on a wide range of subjects during his lifetime. Critics raved about ‘his vast erudition,’ ‘his magic power over words,’ and that rare ability ‘to capture the spiritual essence of his subject.’ The Russian series, in particular The Life and Death of Lenin and The Rise and Fall of Stalin , raised his reputation as biographer to enormous stature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life and Death of Trotsky. To get started finding The Life and Death of Trotsky, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 498

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: W.H. Allen

Release: 1977

ISBN: 0491023820

Description: Leon Trotsky was a Jew, a Russian, a European, and a cosmopolitan.Handsome, eloquent, possessing physical courage and grace of manner, he strode across the world as though it belonged to him. Like Napoleon, he dared to do impossible things, and like Napoleon he was deeply troubled when he learned that not everyone admired him. He was a man whose revolutionary passion and brilliance inspired a nation of millions to rebellion, whose influence spanned continents...And yet he was also a man of boundless a devoted family man, who abandoned his first wife; a civilized scholar with a pronounced streak of cruelty; an anti-imperialist who contemplated the conquest of India and schemed revolution in the U.S.; a man who never succeeded in reconciling his absolutism and his love of freedom.The Life and Death of Trotsky also unravels the immense struggle between Trotsky and Stalin, the twisted path of international intrigue that led to Trotsky's political downfall and, ultimately, his death at the hands of a mysterious assassin.‘The biographer of Lenin, Stalin … can’t miss with Trotsky, whose life is arresting in bare chronology … and Payne pursues him through a breathless sequence … the book cannot help but move fast’ – Kirkus Reviews‘The important things about Robert Payne are his sensitive, astute intelligence, his vast erudition, and his magic power over words’ – The New York Times‘Probably no author of this century has produced so many books at such a relatively high level of scholarship’ – The TimesRobert Payne (1911-1983) had over a hundred books published on a wide range of subjects during his lifetime. Critics raved about ‘his vast erudition,’ ‘his magic power over words,’ and that rare ability ‘to capture the spiritual essence of his subject.’ The Russian series, in particular The Life and Death of Lenin and The Rise and Fall of Stalin , raised his reputation as biographer to enormous stature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Life and Death of Trotsky. To get started finding The Life and Death of Trotsky, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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