Bertrand M. Patenaude

Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary Bertrand M. Patenaude Reprint edition

In Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary, <?xml: namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn: schemas-microsoft-com: office: smarttags" />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, Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary brilliantly illuminates the fateful and dramatic life of one of history?s most famous yet elusive figures.<?xml: namespace prefix = o ns = "urn: schemas-microsoft-com: office: office" />