Trotsky

This thoroughly revised and updated new edition of Ian D. Thatcher’s Trotsky provides students with a clear and accessible introduction to the ideas and political life of Leon Trotsky, one of the key players in the Russian Revolution. Based upon a wealth of primary sources, including previously unpublished material, it works chronologically; from Trotsky’s early life as a young revolutionary, to his rise within the Bolsheviks party, his leadership of the Red Army in the Russian Civil War 19...