Trotsky

Ian D. Thatcher lectures in Modern Russian History at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include Leon Trotsky and World War One(2000) and Regime and Society in Twentieth-Century Russia(1999).

• INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1 THE YOUNG REVOLUTIONARY, 1879–1907; Chapter 2 THE FIGHT FOR UNITY, 1907–14; Chapter 3 WAR AND REVOLUTION, 1914–17; Chapter 4 DEFENDING THE REVOLUTION, 1917–21; Chapter 5 THE REVOLUTION IN DECLINE, 1921–4; Chapter 6 OPPOSITION AND DEFEAT, 1925–9; Chapter 7 AGAINST STALINISM AND FASCISM, 1929–33; Chapter 8 THE FINAL EXILE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; FURTHER READING; Index;

'Thatcher's Trotsky is based on meticulous scholarship. It contains a lucid and compelling exposition of highly complex ideas, and is original in its own right. Thatcher can be congratulated for producing a first-class contribution to our knowledge of Trotsky.' - Robert B. McKean, Head of History at Stirling University