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Travellers of the world revolution : a global history of the Communist International

Travellers of the world revolution : a global history of the Communist International

Studer, Brigitte, author.
Book 2023

"The Communist International was the first organised attempt to bring about worldwide revolution and left a lasting mark on 20th-century history. The book offers a new and fascinating account of this transnational organisation founded in 1919 by Lenin and Trotsky and dissolved by Stalin in 1943, telling the story through the eyes of the activists who became its 'professional revolutionaries'. Studer follows such figures as Willi Münzenberg, Mik...

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Anti-imperialist movements History 20th century
Communism History 20th century
Communist International History
Communists Biography
Germany Politics and government 1918-1933
Soviet Union Politics and government 1917-1936
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ISBN:
9781839768019
Description:
xiv, 476 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Other Title:
A global history of the Communist International
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
First published in German: Berlin : Suhrkamp Verlag, 2020 as Reisende der Weltrevolution
English translation from the German
Contents:
Moscow 1920: revolutionary rendezvous
Baku and Tashkent: the revolution goes east
Berlin: bridgehead in Europe andd hub of transnational circulation
Berlin, cultural capital of international communism
Paris, Brussels, Berlin: anti-imperialism and transcolonial networks
Guangzhou and Wuhan: on missions
Shanghai: the perilous life of the Comintern agent
Cities of refuge: Paris, Basel, Zurich, Moscow
The last big mission: Barcelona, Madrid, Albacete, Valencia
Conclusion: a life with bags packed
LCCN:
2023009895
Control Number:
3282604
Other Authors:
Roberts, Dafydd, translator
Translation of work: Studer, Brigitte. Reisende der Weltrevolution. English
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