Trotsky : Downfall Of A Revolutionary by Bertrand M. Patenaude - H/C

In Downfall of a Revolutionary, Stanford University lecturer Bertrand M. Patenaude tells the dramatic story of Leon Trotsky's final years in exile in Mexico. Shedding new light on Trotsky s tumultuous friendship with painter Diego Rivera, his affair with Rivera s wife Frida Kahlo, and his torment as his family and comrades become victims of the Great Terror, Downfall of a Revolutionary brilliantly illuminates the fateful and dramatic life of one of history s most famous yet elusive figures.Few political figures of the twentieth century have aroused as much passion, controversy, and curiosity as Leon Trotsky. Trotsky was that rare combination of the man of ideas and the man of action. His role in history his epic rise and fall, his fiery persona, his violent end in Mexico in August 1940 holds a fascination that transcends the history of the Russian Revolution. Based on extensive firsthand research, this groundbreaking biography examines Trotsky's remarkable life from the perspective of