Евангелие от Робеспьера

by Anatoly Gladilin

Книга рассказывает о последних пяти годах жизни Робеспьера. Это время Великой французской революции, одним из вождей которой был неподкупный и железный якобинец Максимилиан Робеспьер. Пород читателем проходит весь путь Робеспьера-революционера от скромного провинциального адвоката, никому неизвестного депутата собрания, до фактического главы государства и революции, обладающего безграничным авторитетом и властью. Этот путь к вершине революции краток по времени, но необычайно насыщен по напряжению сил, абсолютной и бескомпромиссной отдаче себя общему делу. Читатель почувствует накаленную атмосферу борьбы того времени, узнает соратников и врагов Робеспьера, героев и жертв Великой французской революции 1789-1794 годов.

Genres: History

318 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

Anatoly Tikhonovich Gladilin (Russian: Анато́лий Ти́хонович Глади́лин; born August 21, 1935) is a Russian writer who defected from the Soviet Union in 1976 and has since lived in Paris.

In the 1960s, he was one of the most famous and promising young Russian authors, along with Vasily Aksyonov. In Paris, Gladilin worked for the Radio Liberty and the Deutsche Welle. Among his published works in the West was a novel, FSSR: The French Soviet Socialist Republic - a tale of a Communist coup in France.

Reviews

[M · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was interesting. I was expecting there to be more "fiction," but this is really trying it's best to be a history book, part "history written from Robespierre's perspective," part standard Marxist materialist explanations of revolution. Honestly, I enjoy the Marxist interpretation of the French Revolution. They seem to be the only ones who love my Incorruptible and Saint-Just the way they should be loved. A good history textbook, but very didactic from that perspective. Last chapter from Saint-Just's perspective and the few areas where the author let the actual writing carry him away (Robespierre's memories of his youth for example), where the most enjoyable for me, as someone who was expecting something more literary. Still, absolutely good at what it does, not it's fault I wanted something different.

[Slava Gorbunov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book. Was intrigued by it all the way through. Good level of detail and analysis of French Revolution from Robespierre's perspective.