Trotsky / Edition 1

by Ian D. Thatcher

Overview

This new biography provides a full account of Leon Trotsky's political life, based upon a wealth of primary sources, including previously unpublished material.

Ian D. Thatcher paints a new picture of Trotsky's standing in Russian and world history. Key myths about Trotsky's heroic work as a revolutionary, especially in Russia's first revolution of 1905 and the Russian Civil War, are thrown into question. Although Trotsky had a limited understanding of crucial contemporary events such as Hitler's rise to power, he was an important thinker and politician, not least as a trenchant critic of Stalin's version of communism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415232517
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/05/2002
Series:	Routledge Historical Biographies
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ian D. Thatcher lectures in Modern Russian History at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include Leon Trotsky and World War One(2000) and Regime and Society in Twentieth-Century Russia(1999).

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1. The young revolutionary, 1879-1907 2. The fight for unity, 1907-14 3. War and Revolution 4. Defending the revolution, 1917-21 5. The revolution in decline, 1921-4 6. Opposition and defeat, 1925-9 7. Against Stalinism and fascism, 1929-33 8. The final exile: the Fourth International and world events, 1933-40 Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

'Thatcher's Trotsky is based on meticulous scholarship. It contains a lucid and compelling exposition of highly complex ideas, and is original in its own right. Thatcher can be congratulated for producing a first-class contribution to our knowledge of Trotsky.' - Robert B. McKean, Head of History at Stirling University

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