The Revolution Betrayed The Revolution Betrayed The Revolution Betrayed: What Is the Soviet Union and Where Is It Going? () is a book published in 1937 by the exiled Soviet Bolshevik leader Leon Trotsky. This work analyzed and criticized the course of historical development in the Soviet Union following the death of Lenin in 1924 and is regarded as Trotsky's primary work dealing with the nature of Stalinism. The book was written by Trotsky during his exile in Norway and was originally translated into French by Victor Serge. The most widely available English translation is by Max Eastman. Lev Davidovich Bronstein (1879–1940), best
Lev Davidovich Belkind Lev Davidovich Belkind Prof. Lev Davidovich Belkind (; (August 27, 1896, Myrhorod – November 16, 1969) was a Soviet scientist, engineer and historian; author of numerous publications on the history of science and technology. His academic activity is associated with the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (Technical University) (), where he has founded the department of Lighting Engineering () in the Physics-Energy Faculty () in 1932. In 1937, he became the first dean of the faculty of Electro-Physics upon its formation (). Later he has headed the department of History of Engineering () Fluent in Russian, English, French and German, and