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How It All Began

How It All Began

Author: Nikolai Bukharin

Publisher: Columbia University Press

ISBN: 0585378894

Category: History

Page: 396

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Here at last in English is Nikolai Bukharin's autobiographical novel and final work. Many dissident texts of the Stalin era were saved by chance, by bravery, or by cunning; others were systematically destroyed. Bukharin's work, however, was simultaneously preserved and suppressed within Stalin's personal archives. At once novel, memoir, political apology, and historical document, How It All Began, known in Russia as "the prison novel," adds deeply to our understanding of this vital intellectual and maligned historical figure. The panoramic story, composed under the worst of circumstances, traces the transformation of a sensitive young man into a fiery agitator, and presents a revealing new perspective on the background and causes of the revolution that transformed the face of the twentieth century. Among the millions of victims of the reign of terror in the Soviet Union of the 1930's, Bukharin stands out as a special case. Not yet 30 when the Bolsheviks took power, he was one of the youngest, most popular, and most intellectual members of the Communist Party. In the 1920's and 30's, he defended Lenin's liberal New Economic Policy, claiming that Stalin's policies of forced industrialization constituted a "military-feudal exploitation" of the masses. He also warned of the approaching tide of European fascism and its threat to the new Bolshevik revolution. For his opposition, Bukharin paid with his freedom and his life. He was arrested and spent a year in prison. In what was one of the most infamous "show trials" of the time, Bukharin confessed to being a "counterrevolutionary" while denying any particular crime and was executed in his prison cell on March 15, 1938. While in prison, Bukharin wrote four books, of which this unfinished novel was the last. It traces the development of Nikolai "Kolya" Petrov (closely modeled on Nikolai "Kolya" Bukharin) from his early childhood though to age fifteen. In lyrical and poetic terms it paints a picture of Nikolai's growing political consciousness and ends with his activism on the eve of the failed 1905 revolution. The novel is presented here along with the only surviving letter from Bukharin to his wife during his time in prison, an epistle filled with fear, longing, and hope for his family and his nation. The introduction by Stephen F. Cohen articulates Bukharin's significance in Soviet history and reveals the troubled journey of this novel from Stalin's archives into the light of day.
How It All Began
Language: en
Pages: 256

How It All Began

Authors: Penelope Lively
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-03 - Publisher: Penguin UK

How It All Began is the wonderful new novel from Booker Prize winner Penelope Lively When . . . Charlotte is mugged and breaks her hip, her daughter Rose cannot accompany her employer Lord Peters to Manchester, which means his niece Marion has to go instead, which means she sends
How It All Began
Language: en
Pages: 396

How It All Began

Authors: Nikolai Bukharin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-06-05 - Publisher: Columbia University Press

Here at last in English is Nikolai Bukharin's autobiographical novel and final work. Many dissident texts of the Stalin era were saved by chance, by bravery, or by cunning; others were systematically destroyed. Bukharin's work, however, was simultaneously preserved and suppressed within Stalin's personal archives. At once novel, memoir, political
How it all Began
Language: en
Pages: 72

How it all Began

Authors: Mrs. Fatema Huzaifa Kiranawala
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-07-20 - Publisher: BookSquirrel Publication

Life is all about "CHANGES" and change is a crucial part of journey , it's a routine, occur every now and then, sometimes big sometimes small and often proves drastic to ones life by bringing loathsome turns while a bliss to others. This book holds a small records of those
How It All Began
Language: en
Pages: 468

How It All Began

Authors: Miguel Cisneros
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-13 - Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc

How It All Began is based on Miguel “Mike” Cisneros Jr.’s life experiences growing up as a child dealing with family conflicts, domestic violence, bullying and child abuse, homelessness, and short periods of happiness. At times there were moments of hopelessness, despair, and desperation until he had to make a
How It All Began
Language: en
Pages: 240

How It All Began

Authors: Penelope Lively
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-05 - Publisher: Penguin

A vibrant new novel from Penelope Lively—a wry, wise story about the surprising ways lives intersect Look out for Penelope Lively’s new book, The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories. When Charlotte Rainsford, a retired schoolteacher, is accosted by a petty thief on a London street, the consequences ripple across

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