Trotsky
Subtitle: downfall of a revolutionary
By: Bertrand M. Patenaude
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780060820688
Description: Historian Patenaude, a lecturer at Stanford, concentrates on the period from 1937, when Trotsky arrived in Mexico, to his assassination in 1940, painting a vivid portrait of Lenin's former right-hand man: his stormy relations with his flamboyant Mexican champion (and later enemy), artist Diego Rivera; his dealings with his American supporters; and the relentless efforts of Stalin's GPU to kill him.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Armored train; title: Mastermind; title: Man of October; title: Day of the dead; title: The trouble with father; title: Prisoners and provocateurs; title: Fellow travelers; title: The great dictator; title: To the Finland station; title: Lucky strike; title: Deadline.