Von Revolution zu Revolution

Kolozsváry, Blasius [pseudonym of Béla Kun (1886-1939)]

Published by Der "Neuen Erde", Wien, 1920

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21x14cm, 55 pages. ["In November 1918, Lenin sent Kun to organize a revolution in Austria and Hungary. Kun s attempts in Austria failed, but he was more successful in Hungary. On 21 March 1919, he united the Communist and Social Democratic parties and proclaimed the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in which he occupied the posts of commissar of foreign affairs and of war. The Hungarian Soviet successfully resisted Romanian and Czech armed intervention, and only after 133 days of fighting yielded to superior force. Kun then fled to Vienna and was interned for almost a year with his followers, many of whom were also young Jewish revolutionaries. In August 1920, he returned to Petrograd. In Soviet Russia, Kun enjoyed high esteem as the only leader in Europe who had succeeded in establishing a copy of the Russian Revolution. He overestimated his own abilities, though, and after contributing to the crushing of the last White Army units (led by General Peter Wrangel) in October November 1920, he volunteered to organize a Communist revolution in Germany. When the so-called Märzaktion failed in March 1921, Kun lost some of his authority in the Comintern but nevertheless remained a member of its leadership for many years.,.He summed up the events of 1919 in Von Revolution zu Revolution (From Revolution to Revolution; 1920), written under the pseudonym Kolozsváry Blasius.,." - YIVO Encyclopedia]. Rubberstamps to cover. Some page browning. VG. Seller Inventory # 030582

Bibliographic Details

Title: Von Revolution zu Revolution

Publisher: Der "Neuen Erde", Wien

Publication Date: 1920

Binding: orig. wrappers