Trotsky by Bertrand M Patenaude
InTrotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary, StanfordUniversity lecturer Bertrand M. Patenaude tells the dramatic story of Leon Trotsky's final years in exile in Mexico.Shedding new light on Trotsky's tumultuous friendship with painter Diego Rivera, his affair with Rivera's wife Frida Kahlo, and his torment as his family and comrades become victims of the Great Terror,Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary brilliantly illuminates the fateful and dramatic life of one of history's most famous yet elusive figures.
Bert Patenaude is a historian, lecturer, and documentary filmmaker who specializes in Russian affairs. He is presently a lecturer in the History Department at Stanford University and a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and he is the principal writer of Utopia Revealed, a forthcoming five-part series for PBS on the history of socialism. Patenaude is the editor of several books on Russian studies, including The Russian Revolution and Stalin and Stalinism. His film credits include associate producer of the Emmy Award-winning PBS film Inside the USSR, the Frontline documentary A Journey to Russia, and Stalin's Ghost, an NBC News Special Report. He was educated at Boston College and the University of Vienna, and received his PhD in history from Stanford in 1987.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780060820688 |
| ISBN 10 | 0060820683 |
| Title | Trotsky |
| Author | Bertrand M Patenaude |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2009-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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