Martov: A Political Biography Of A Russian Social Democrat
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Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Minimal markings in grey lead. Usual shelf-wear.
At the turbulent heart of Russia's revolutionary movement stood Julius Martov — a man whose intellectual brilliance and moral conviction made him one of the most compelling, yet tragically overlooked, figures of the twentieth century. Israel Getzler's authoritative biography chronicles the life of the Menshevik leader from his early radicalism in Tsarist Russia, through his pivotal role in founding the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party alongside Lenin, to his principled and ultimately doomed resistance against Bolshevik authoritarianism following the 1917 Revolution. Getzler writes with meticulous scholarly rigour, drawing on a wide range of archival sources to reconstruct the ideological battlegrounds of the Russian left with remarkable clarity and depth. The biography illuminates the tragic arc of a man who championed democratic socialism at a moment in history when brute political force rendered such ideals impossible — leaving the reader to contemplate what Russia, and indeed the world, might have looked like had Martov's vision prevailed.
Author: Israel Getzler
Format: Hardback
Published: 1967, Cambridge University Press
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: Minimal markings in grey lead. Usual shelf-wear.
At the turbulent heart of Russia's revolutionary movement stood Julius Martov — a man whose intellectual brilliance and moral conviction made him one of the most compelling, yet tragically overlooked, figures of the twentieth century. Israel Getzler's authoritative biography chronicles the life of the Menshevik leader from his early radicalism in Tsarist Russia, through his pivotal role in founding the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party alongside Lenin, to his principled and ultimately doomed resistance against Bolshevik authoritarianism following the 1917 Revolution. Getzler writes with meticulous scholarly rigour, drawing on a wide range of archival sources to reconstruct the ideological battlegrounds of the Russian left with remarkable clarity and depth. The biography illuminates the tragic arc of a man who championed democratic socialism at a moment in history when brute political force rendered such ideals impossible — leaving the reader to contemplate what Russia, and indeed the world, might have looked like had Martov's vision prevailed.