{"product_id":"the-prophet-unarmed-trotsky-19211929-9781859844465","title":"The Prophet Unarmed: Trotsky 1921-1929","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew political figures of the twentieth century have aroused as much controversy as the Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Trotskys extraordinary life and extensive writings have left an indelible mark on revolutionary conscience  yet there was a danger that his name would disappear from history. Originally published in 1954  Deutschers magisterial three-volume biography was the first major publication to counter the powerful Stalinist propaganda machine. In this definitive biography Trotsky emerges in his real stature  as the most heroic  and ultimately tragic  character of the Russian Revolution. This second volume of the trilogy  first published in 1959  is a self-contained account of the great struggle between Stalin and Trotsky that followed the end of the civil war in Russia in 1921 and the death of Lenin. From the narrative of Trostskys uncompromising opposition to Stalins policies emerge character studies of the important Soviet leaders; a brilliant portrait of Trotsky the man of ideas  the Marxist philosopher and literary critic; and a new assessment of the causes of defeat which led to his expulsion from the party  his exile  and his banishment from Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666307244085,"sku":"ByrdShop_1859844464","price":66.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781859844465.jpg?v=1782427885","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-prophet-unarmed-trotsky-19211929-9781859844465","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}