“Actually, the decision was not only expedient but necessary. The severity of this summary justice showed the world that we would continue to fight mercilessly, stopping at nothing. The execution of the Tsar's family was needed not only in order to frighten, horrify, and dishearten the enemy but also in order to shake up our own ranks, to show them that there was no turning back, that ahead lay either complete victory or complete ruin.”
This book offers a first-hand perspective on the experience of living in exile, chronicling the author's life and reflections during the 1930s. more
Leon Trotsky was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and theorist, one of the key figures in Marxist theory. Born on November 7, 1879, and died on August 21, 1940. Trotsky played a significant role in the Russian Revolution, being one of the founders of the Bolshevik Party and a close comrade of Lenin. He was involved in the political struggles after the revolution and eventually fell out with Stalin, leading to his exile and eventual assassination. more
“A good writer is one you can read without breaking a sweat.”
“You don't really choose where you're born, but in our hearts, we can choose where we belong to.”
“As we grow older, the world becomes stranger, the pattern more complicated of dead and living.”
“If you're going to live, leave a legacy. Make a mark on the world that can't be erased.”