Memoirs Of A Revolutionary: 1901-1941
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Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some light wear and fading to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact.
A landmark work of political autobiography, Memoirs of a Revolutionary: 1901-1941 chronicles the extraordinary life of Victor Serge — anarchist, Bolshevik, dissident, and writer — across four decades of upheaval that defined the twentieth century. Serge traces his journey from the radical underground circles of pre-war Europe through the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Comintern, and the brutal consolidation of Stalinist power, offering a uniquely intimate and unflinching account of revolutionary idealism meeting totalitarian reality. Written with moral clarity and literary force, the memoir presents a portrait of a man who remained committed to socialist principles even as he watched comrades imprisoned, exiled, and murdered by the very state they had helped to build. Translated by Peter Sedgwick, this edition stands as an essential document of conscience and resistance, indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the human cost of the revolutionary twentieth century.
Author: Victor Serge
Format: Paperback
Published: 1967, Oxford Paperbacks
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback with some light wear and fading to cover. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact.
A landmark work of political autobiography, Memoirs of a Revolutionary: 1901-1941 chronicles the extraordinary life of Victor Serge — anarchist, Bolshevik, dissident, and writer — across four decades of upheaval that defined the twentieth century. Serge traces his journey from the radical underground circles of pre-war Europe through the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Comintern, and the brutal consolidation of Stalinist power, offering a uniquely intimate and unflinching account of revolutionary idealism meeting totalitarian reality. Written with moral clarity and literary force, the memoir presents a portrait of a man who remained committed to socialist principles even as he watched comrades imprisoned, exiled, and murdered by the very state they had helped to build. Translated by Peter Sedgwick, this edition stands as an essential document of conscience and resistance, indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the human cost of the revolutionary twentieth century.