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The Prophet

The Life of Leon Trotsky

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The Prophet

By: Isaac Deutscher
Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
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This three-part biography of Leon Trotsky was hailed by Graham Greene as one of "the greatest . . . in the English language"—a must listen for those interested in the history of Soviet Russia and international communism.

Few political figures of the twentieth century have aroused such intensities of fierce admiration and reactionary fear as Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. His extraordinary life and extensive writings have left an indelible mark on the revolutionary consciousness. Yet there was once a danger that his life and influence would be relegated to the footnotes of history.

Published over the course of ten years, beginning in 1954, Deutscher's magisterial three-volume biography turned back the tide of Stalin's propaganda, and has since been praised by everyone from Tony Blair to Graham Greene. In this definitive work, now reissued in a single volume, Trotsky's true stature emerges as the most heroic, and ultimately tragic, character of the Russian Revolution.

©1954, 1959, 1963, 2004, 2015 The estates of Isaac Deutscher and Tamara Deutscher (P)2025 Tantor Media
Military Politicians Politics & Activism Politics & Government Russia Soviet Union Socialism Stalin Imperialism Capitalism War Cold War

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