Trotsky

by Ian D. Thatcher

Overview

Leon Trotsky has aroused strong passions, and historians love and hate him in equal measure. This new biography provides a full account of his political life, based upon a wealth of primary sources, including previously unpublished material

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.