History of the Russian Revolution Author:Leon Trotsky Regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, this book offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history. This book, released to coincide with the one hundredth anniversary of the Russian Revolution reveals, from the perspective of one of its central actors, the revo... more »lutions profoundly democratic, emancipatory character.Originally published in three parts, Trotsky?s masterpiece is collected here in a single volume. It serves as the most vital and inspiring record of the Russian Revolution to date.“The greatest history of an event that I know.?
—C. L. R. James“ As an account of a revolution, given by one of its chief actors, it stands unique in world literature.?
—Isaac Deutscher“I would routinely smuggle copies of Trotsky?s History of the Russian Revolution into the USSR—so our colleagues could know a little about their own political beginnings.?
—Carl SaganLeon Trotsky was a key leader of the Russian Revolution. Forced into exile in 1928, Trotsky devoted the rest of his life to fighting the degeneration of the revolution and rise of a new dictatorial regime. Vilified and isolated, he fought an uncompromising battle with the Stalinist bureaucracy, defending the revolutionary and internationalist principles upon which the revolution was based. In 1940, he was murdered by an agent of the Stalinist regime.« less