Trotsky. The Unarmed Prophet. 1921—1929

Isaac Deutscher — a renowned historian, journalist, and political scientist, the leading specialist on the issues of the Soviet Union and the communist movement, author of a number of historical and sociological studies. Deutscher personally knew Trotsky and admired him,... as a thinker, prophet, and martyr. The author examines his life through the formula of Machiavelli's words that “armed prophets have always won, while unarmed prophets have perished.” In this book, Trotsky is presented as the only one who openly opposed Stalinism, up to his tragic end. In the talented narrative of one of the best European researchers, you will get acquainted with the touching and strange story of the family relations of the outstanding publicist and orator.