Three Who Made a Revolution: A Biographical History of Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin

by Bertram D. Wolfe

Overview

The lives of three men who made the Russian Revolution possible—Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin—are the focus of this biographical account of the rise of socialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Bertram Wolfe, a political scientist and historian of Russia, knew Trotsky and Stalin personally, and here brings his profound insider's knowledge to bear on his subjects. Three Who Made a Revolution recounts the early lives and influences of the three leaders, and shows the development of their diverging ideologies as decades gave strength to their cause and brought Russia closer to its turning point, a revolution that would alter the course of the twentieth century.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815411772
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/19/2001
Edition description:	1ST COOPER
Pages:	680
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 8.96(h) x 1.63(d)

About the Author

Bertram D. Wolfe (1896-1977) is the author of The Fabulous Life of Diego Rivera. He was one of the founders of the American Communist Party, and worked, after his break with Stalin in 1928, for the U. S. State Department as an expert on the Soviet Union.

Editorial Reviews

The best book in its field in any language.

The New Yorker - Edmund Wilson

Clearly the best study available.

The Nation - Arthur Schlesinger Jr.

Mr. Wolfe has laid bare more relevant facts and arranged them more clearly and honestly than any of his predecessors.

Isaiah Berlinn Historical Review

Mr. Wolfe has laid bare more relevant facts and arranged them more clearly and honestly than any of his predecessors.

American Historical Review - Isaiah Berlin

The best book in its field in any language.--Edmund Wilson "The New Yorker "

Mr. Wolfe has laid bare more relevant facts and arranged them more clearly and honestly than any of his predecessors.--Isaiah Berlin "American Historical Review "

Clearly the best study available.--Arthur Schlesinger Jr. "The Nation "

From the Publisher

Clearly the best study available.

The Nation - Arthur Schlesinger

Mr. Wolfe has laid bare more relevant facts and arranged them more clearly and honestly than any of his predecessors.
— Isaiah Berlin

American Historical Review

Clearly the best study available.
— Arthur Schlesinger, Jr.

The Nation

The best book in its field in any language.
— Edmund Wilson

The New Yorker