The philosophy steamer : Lenin and the exile of the intelligentsia
Chamberlain, Lesley2006
Book
In the autumn of 1922, Lenin drew up a list of some 160 'undesirable' intellectuals - mostly philosophers, academics, scientists and journalists - to be deported from the country in preparation for the creation of the Soviet Union in December that year. This book describes the world these people left behind.
Main title:
The philosophy steamer : Lenin and the exile of the intelligentsia / Lesley Chamberlain.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Atlantic, 2006.
Collation:
[x], 414 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 378-387) and index.
ISBN:
9781843540403 (hbk)1843540401 (hbk)
Dewey class:
947'.0841
Language:
English
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BRN:
56147