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A tale of revolution and friendship
RON JACOBS recommends a painstaking study of the communists and revolutionaries who congregated in Moscow after 1917
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Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism’s Forgotten Radicals
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IMAGINE a political and cultural revolution that shakes the world. Now imagine you are part of that revolution. In fact, part of your role is to celebrate its initial success as manifested in the country where it is occurring, while another is to spread the word in the country you reside in. This means writing, speaking and organising. It also means being aware of and staying ahead of the enforcers of the structures threatened by the revolution’s success.
This scenario was a reality in the wake of Russia’s 1917 October Revolution. Hundreds of revolutionaries (maybe thousands) boarded trains and ships with tickets to Moscow.
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