My Life

20 hrs. 17 min.

Language Russian

Author Leon Trotsky

Narrator Konstantin Korolkov

Description

In most people’s minds, Leon Trotsky is a rather vague figure. And depending on who speaks about him—his admirers or skeptics—he turns into either an innocent angel of the revolution, a symbol of Stalin’s betrayal, or a kind of imp in a pince-nez, a Jewish bloodsucker who cut down millions of Russian people. That’s why the original source matters even more. Who was Trotsky? Why did he rise so high and then fall so disgracefully? Was there an alternative to Stalinism in the USSR? There are no unambiguous answers to these questions. But to start understanding Trotsky at least a little, there’s no better way than to read the memoirs of this overthrown revolutionary. And besides, it’s not just a document of an incredible era that mixed wars, intrigues, and revolutions into one—it’s also simply excellent literature. Trotsky wrote with inspiration and vividness; he knew how to see the funny side, and sometimes the book itself feels like a thrilling adventure novel.

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