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Title: The loyal opposition was in trouble. ...
Review: It's said that "The first ones to cry for revolution are also the first ones to be lined up against the wall & shot after the Revolution overthrows the prior regime." This book is a representation of this truism. Many of the participants were eaten up in the maw of the revolutionary machine that they themselves created. The author himself, by the way, was killed on orders from Stalin (with an alpine ice axe, to boot) while in exile in Mexico. A good read & a cautionary tale for anyone considering starting a revolution. "Beware the Committee for Public safety & the Guillotine! The Revolution will swallow its own!If you can get through this book, you might also want to check out "1905", also by Leon Trotsky.
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