An edition of The Prophet (1954)
The prophet
the life of Leon Trotsky
By Isaac Deutscher
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
Verso
Language
eng
Pages
1026
Description:
***The Prophet: The Life of Leon Trotsky*** is a three-volume biography of Russian revolutionary [Leon Trotsky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Trotsky "Leon Trotsky") (Lev Davidovich Bronstein[ ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet:_The_Life_of_Leon_Trotsky#cite_note-4)(7 November \[[O.S.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates "Old Style and New Style dates") 26 October\] 1879 – 21 August 1940) by the Polish-British historian [Isaac Deutscher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Deutscher "Isaac Deutscher"). The series traces Trotsky's life from his early revolutionary activities to his eventual assassination in exile. Widely read and influential,[ ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet:_The_Life_of_Leon_Trotsky#cite_note-6)the trilogy presents a sympathetic but critical account of Trotsky's political development and historical significance. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet:_The_Life_of_Leon_Trotsky))