Trotsky
A Biography
(Author) Robert ServiceA riveting new biography of Leon Trotsky from the critically acclaimed author of Lenin and StalinRevolutionary practitioner, theorist, factional chief, sparkling writer, 'ladies' man' (e.g., his affair with Frieda Kahlo), icon of the Revolution, anti-Jewish Jew, philosopher of everyday life, grand seigneur of his household, father and hunted victim, Trotsky lived a brilliant life in extraordinary times. Robert Service draws on hitherto unexamined archives and on his profound understanding of Russian history to draw a portrait of the man and his legacy, revealing that though his followers have represented Trotsky as a pure revolutionary soul and a powerful intellect unjustly hounded into exile by Stalin and his henchmen. The reality is very different, as this masterful and compelling biography reveals.
Robert Service
Robert Service (1874-1958) was a British-Canadian poet known for his narrative poems about the Yukon and Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. His most notable works include "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," which are characterized by their vivid storytelling and simple, rhyming verse. Service's poems were immensely popular during his lifetime and helped to popularize poetry in a more accessible and entertaining form. He is considered a pioneer of the ballad form in modern poetry and his works continue to be celebrated for their evocative imagery and memorable characters. His impact on the literary genre of narrative poetry remains significant, and he is best remembered for capturing the spirit of the North in his iconic poem "The Spell of the Yukon."
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