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 Mei Lev Mei Lev Aleksandrovich Mei ( (name sometimes transliterated as Lev Mey); ) was a Russian dramatist and poet. Mei was born on 13/25 February 1822, in Moscow. His father was a German officer who was wounded in the Battle of Borodino and died young. His mother was Russian. Mei completed his studies in Moscow in 1841 and served in the office of the Governor for 10 years. He became part of the "young editorial staff" of Mikhail Pogodin's "Moskvityanin". For a time, he taught secondary school, but was forced to retire because of conflicts with his colleagues. He moved