Conspirator: Lenin in ExileHelen Rappaport's Conspirator is a vivid account of Vladimir I. Lenin's years of exile in Europe, showing that this often-overlooked period shaped the life of one of the 20th century's most important figures. In the years leading up to the Russian Revolution, Lenin traveled between the capital cities of Europe, developing a complex network of collaborators and co-conspirators that would play a significant role in the struggle to come. Rappaport sheds a rare light onto Lenin's early life, describing his relationship with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and his extraordinary and unexpected love affair with beautiful activist Inessa Armand. In a riveting narrative, Conspirator describes the courage and the comedy, the setbacks, schisms and disappointments, the extreme persistence and the ruthless dedication that carried Lenin and his colleagues along the inexorable path to the Russian Revolution. |
Contents
Shlisselburg Fortress 1887 | 1 |
ONE Leaving Shushenskoe | 9 |
TWO Igniting the Spark | 27 |
THREE Konspiratsiya | 45 |
SEVEN Strong Talk and Weak Tea ΙΟΙ | 101 |
EIGHT On the Eve of Barricades | 117 |
ELEVEN On Thin Ice | 171 |
TWELVE Why the Hell Did We Go to Paris? | 189 |
THIRTEEN Inessa | 207 |
FOURTEEN Almost Russia | 225 |
SEVENTEEN One Fighting Campaign After Another | 269 |
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