CONSPIRATOR: Lenin In Exile ~ The Making Of A Revoutionary

red & black hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). viii+384p. b&w photo illustrations. notes. bibliography. index. biography. world history. bolshevik revolution. russian revolution. conspiracy theory. secret societies. espionage. covert operations. ~ Conspirator is the compelling story of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in exile. It tells how, for seventeen years, he lived a hand~to~mouth existence outside Russia, working towards the upheaval that in 1917 transformed the global political landscape: the Russian Revolution. Constantly watched by the secret police, Lenin and his cohorts were dependent on the protection of a shadowy network of like~minded friends and supporters. Penniless, yet driven, they took huge risks to publish and smuggle back into Russia the illegal literature that spread their message. Lenin was always on the move between the great cities of Europe ~ Paris, London, Geneva, Brussels, and Munich ~ and the rural backwaters of Finland and Poland. He led an uncertain life, often under assumed names, frequently short of food, and often having to flee at a moment's notice. Russian historian Helen Rappaport's riveting account describes Lenin's triumphs and the many conflicts, personal and political, he had with those who shared his exile. She paints a vivid portrait of Russian emigre life and of how Lenin and the Bolsheviks worked to achieve his vision of a Soviet social democracy. She also explores the toll that their extraordinary existence took not just on Lenin but on the loyal group that surrounded him, and particularly on the women in his life: his long~suffering wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya; his mother~in~law; and his mistress, Inessa Armand; as well as his mother and sisters back home. Alive with fascinating detail and new material from rare and previously overlooked sources, Conspirator offers an unrivalled portrait of Lenin in the making.…