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Memoirs of a Revolutionary
ISBN: 9780877458272
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Edition: 2002
Victor Serge (1890-1947), an anarchist and democrat who initially supported the Russian Revolution, was a writer of rare integrity. In his masterwork, Memoirs of a Revolutionary, he describes his impoverished childhood, his idealistic days as an activist in the left-wing movements of Europe, his eventual expulsion from the Soviet Union, his escape from Nazi agents in Paris, and his flight to Mexico as a political refugee. More than a personal memoir, this insider's history fills in the human details that add to our understanding of how mass movements take place, how governments become corrupted, how individuals survive in the midst of struggles between ideologies.
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"An extraordinary time capsule from the darkest hours of the twentieth century. Although often compared to Orwell, Serge is a more noble and irreconcilable figure. This book--written as the GPU was exterminating the last of the Bolshevik old guard--is a fiery testament to political conscience and revolutionary hope. Through Serge, we know something of those gigantic but largely forgotten figures: the anarchist and communist opponents of Stalin."
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