An original historical and personal biography of V.I.Lenin and his wife Nadya. A warm, fascinating account of their lives together, of many of their co-workers, their hopes and struggles.
Traces the life of the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, who became the first head of the Soviet state.
Nadezhda Konstantinovna "Nadya" Krupskaya (1869 - 1939) was a Russian Bolshevik revolutionary and politician.
The team tasked with guarding the body of Vladimir Lenin after the dictator's untimely death accidentally switches the body with a look alike on the way to Moscow, leading Nadya Krupskaya, widow of Lenin and her companion, Dr. Abrikosov on ...
Odyssey of a DP is his contribution to preserving those stories and paying tribute to his lineage and his family.
"An excellent account of Lenin's formative years as a political exile from tsarist Russia that evokes the desperate scene of the European radical underground with nuance and in engaging detail.
'Immensely scholarly but also vivid and readable. This is a splendid book, much the best that I have ever read about Lenin ...I was overwhelmed by the power and vividness of this portrait.
Bride of the Revolution: Krupskaya and Lenin
Three generations: family life in Russia, 1845-1902, tr
Escape from the Future: The Incredible Adventures of a Young Russian
Drawing on extensive material that has only recently become available, Sebestyen's gripping biography casts an intriguing new light on the character behind the politics.