Nikolai Bukharin: The Last Years

by Рой Медведев, A.D.P. Briggs (Translator), Roy Aleksandrovich Medvedev

“Medvedev’s account of Bukharin’s persecution, which served as the model for Arthur Koestler’s novel Darkness at Noon , is grim, dramatic and poignant.” ― Publishers Weekly Nikolai Bukharin was one of the most eminent leaders and theoreticians of the Bolsheviks, a man who had become famous long before the Russian Revolution. He was idolized by the youth of Soviet Russia, who identified with him and drew much of their inspiration from his writings. Prominent among the organizers of the revolution, he served for twenty years on the Central Committee and for ten years as a member of the Politburo. From 1917 to 1929 he was in charge of the newspaper Pravda , and though he and Lenin often disagreed, Lenin referred to him in his Testament as “deservedly the favorite of the Party."

Genres: Russia

176 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1980

About the author

Рой Александрович Медведев (14 ноября 1925, Тифлис) — советский и российский публицист, закончил философский факультет ЛГУ, доктор педагогических наук, профессор, политический деятель, один из представителей левого крыла диссидентского движения в СССР. Автор работ по истории. Брат-близнец учёного-геронтолога, диссидента Ж. А. Медведева.

Reviews

[g1917 · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay book but alot of fluff