CONSPIRATOR: Lenin In Exile ~ The Making Of A Revoutionary

Rappaport, Helen

ISBN 10: 0465013953 / ISBN 13: 9780465013951

Published by NY. 2010. Basic Books / Perseus Group, 2010

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CONSPIRATOR: Lenin In Exile ~ The Making Of A Revoutionary
• Publisher: NY. 2010. Basic Books / Perseus Group
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465013953
• ISBN 13: 9780465013951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • russian revolution
  • conspiracy theory
  • biography

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Synopsis

The father of Communist Russia, Vladimir Ilych Lenin now seems to have emerged fully formed in the turbulent wake ofWorldWar I and the Russian Revolution. But Lenin?s character was in fact forged much earlier, over the course of years spent in exile, constantly on the move, and in disguise. In Conspirator, Russian historian Helen Rappaport narrates the compelling story of Lenin?s life and political activities in the years leading up to the revolution. As he scuttled between the glittering capital cities of Europe—from London and Munich to Vienna and Prague—Lenin found support among fellow émigrés and revolutionaries in the underground movement. He came to lead a ring of conspirators, many of whom would give their lives in service to his schemes.A riveting account of Lenin?s little-known early life, Conspirator tracks in gripping detail the formation of one of the great revolutionaries of the twentieth century.

About the Author

Helen Rappaport is a specialist in Russian history, as well as fluent in Russian. In 2002, she was Russian consultant to the National Theater's Tom Stoppard trilogy, The Coast of Utopia. She has translated all seven of Chekhov's plays and is most recently the author of The Last Days of the Romanovs. She lives in Oxford, England.