Wolfgang Leonhard

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Wolfgang Leonhard


Born
in Wien , Austria
April 16, 1921

Died
August 17, 2014

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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.
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Die Revolution entlässt ihr...

4.47 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1955 — 44 editions
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Three faces of Marxism: The...

4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1974 — 5 editions
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Meine Geschichte der DDR

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Anmerkungen zu Stalin

3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
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Die Dreispaltung des Marxis...

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Eurocommunism: Challenge fo...

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1979 — 3 editions
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Betrayal: The Hitler-Stalin...

1.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions
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Spurensuche. 40 Jahre nach ...

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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Kremlin Since Stalin

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