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Lenin's Private War

The Voyage of the Philosophy Steamer and the Exile of the Intelligentsia

Lenin's Private War( )
Author: Chamberlain, Lesley
ISBN:978-0-312-42794-8
Publication Date:Jun 2008
Publisher:Picador
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $28.00
Book Description:

In 1922, Vladimir Lenin personally drew up a list of some 160 "undesirable" intellectuals--mostly philosophers, academics, scientists, and journalists--to be deported from the new Soviet State. "We're going to cleanse Russia once and for all" he wrote to Stalin, whose job it was to oversee the deportation. Two ships sailed from Petrograd that autumn, taking Old Russia's eminent men and their families away to what would become permanent exile in Berlin, Prague, and Paris. Through...
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Book Details
Pages:432
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political
History / Russia / General
History / Russia / Soviet Era
Social Science / Sociology / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.5 x 8.5 x 0.96 Inches
Book Weight:0.726 Pounds
Author Biography
Chamberlain, Lesley (Author)
The topics of Lesley Chamberlain's numerous books range from food to philosophy. She is a regular contributor to newspapers & journals in Britain & the United States, including "The Times" & "The Times Literary Supplement" (both of London). Her last book was "Nietzsche in Turin". She lives in London.

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