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Wolfgang Leonhard

Born

in Wien , Austria

April 16, 1921

Died

August 17, 2014

Genre

History, Memoir, Sovietology

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German political author, publicist, and historian.

A former communist who fled to the Soviet Union in 1935, he became part of the "National Committee for the liberation of Germany". In 1945, he came back to East Germany as part of the "Ulbricht group", a special command of politicians and instructors.

In 1949, Leonhard defected from the Soviet Union and fled first to Yugoslavia and later to West Germany. Later he became a lecturer for the Columbia University and the Yale University as an expert on the Soviet Union.

In 1950 he co-founded the short lived Titoist Independent Workers Party Germany (UAPD) which has funded by Yugoslavia. ...more

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Wolfgang Leonhard’s books

Average rating: 4.34 · 282 ratings · 28 reviews · 31 distinct works • Similar authors

	Die Revolution entlässt ihre Kinder 4.47 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1955 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	چرخش‌های یک ایدئولوژی؛ کمونیسم چیست؟ by Wolfgang Leonhard, هوشنگ وزیری (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three faces of Marxism: The political concepts of Soviet ideology, Maoism, and humanist Marxism 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Meine Geschichte der DDR really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anmerkungen zu Stalin 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die Dreispaltung des Marxismus. Ursprung und Entwicklung des Sowjetmarxismus, Maoismus und Reformkommunismus. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eurocommunism: Challenge for East and West 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Betrayal: The Hitler-Stalin Pact of 1939 1.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spurensuche. 40 Jahre nach 'Die Revolution entläßt ihre Kinder'. 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kremlin Since Stalin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1975 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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