Memories of a British Agent. The Russian Revolution Through the Eyes of a Prominent Diplomat and Intelligence Officer

Robert Hamilton Bruce Lockhart served as the British consul general in Moscow, and from January to September 1918 headed the British mission to the Soviet government. The energetic work of the young ambassador, his steadfast belief in the principles of democracy, his ability to fight for his ideals and make friends attracted supporters from hostile factions.

In his book, he left excellent political portraits of Trotsky, Lenin, and Dzerzhinsky, with especially vivid pages dedicated to the disaster of enormous scale that occurred in Russia.

His book has become a classic in the genre of literary journalism, and it still surprises with its freshness, boldness of thought, and evaluations.