The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century

The Passing of an Illusion: The Idea of Communism in the Twentieth Century by Furet, François. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780226273419.

François Furet was acknowledged as the twentieth centurys preeminent historian of the French Revolution. But years before his death, he turned his attention to the consequences and aftermath of another critical revolution—the Communist revolution. The result, Le passé dune illusion, is a penetrating history of the ideological passions that have fueled and characterized the modern era.