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Few political figures of the twentieth century have aroused such intensities of fierce admiration and reactionary fear as Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. His extraordinary life and extensive writings have left an indelible mark on the revolutionary consciousness. Yet there was once a danger that his life and influence would be relegated to the footnotes of history. Published over the course of ten years, beginning in 1954, Deutscher's magisterial three-volume biography turned back the tide of Stalin's propaganda, and has since been praised by everyone from Tony Blair to Graham Greene.

Las difíciles condiciones políticas y sociales que Rusia enfrentó durante la primera mitad del siglo XX provocaron la reacción de un puñado de escritores que se dieron a la tarea de relatar las condiciones de violencia y crueldad que el país vivió. Tales son los temas de este libro, escrito por un autor de origen judío, que fue periodista destacado y dramaturgo.