Revolutionary silhouettes

by Anatoly Lunacharsky

The present book is made up of a series of articles written on various occasions about some of our comrades in the RCP.

I should begin with a warning that these are not biographies, not testimonials, not portraits but merely profiles: it is their virtue and at the same time their limitation that they are entirely based on personal recollections.

A. LUNACHARSKY

Genres: History

155 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1923

About the author

Anatoly Vasilyevich Lunacharsky (Анатолий Васильевич Луначарский) was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and the first Soviet People's Commissar of Enlightenment responsible for culture and education. He was active as an art critic and journalist throughout his career.

Reviews

[Lauren Shawcross]

This is exactly what the title implies- short, anecdotal portraits of various Soviet figures and the author's impressions of them. As such it's very subjective, but nonetheless an interesting snapshot in time. Lots of Bolshevik/Menshevik conflict and intra-party infighting. The sections on the minor figures are most interesting, as for the larger figures (ie Lenin, Trotsky) we've basically heard it all before- Lunacharsky even notes this in the Lenin section. Stalin is notably absent.
Excerpt (on Plekhanov, Lenin, Trotsky) on redsails:
https://redsails.org/revolutionary-si...

[Garry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating little set of memoirs or recollections of famous and lesser known revolutionary leaders or figures from the early days of the Bolshevik, October revolution of 1917 Russia by Anatoly V. Lunacharsky. Lenin, Trotsky, Zinoviev, Plekhanov, Sverdlov and others. Bracing for it's opinions and candid observations from a insider who was there. No silhouette included on Stalin; draw your own conclusions.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

his sketches of lenin and plekhanov are 🤌

[Radostinski · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book thoroughly deserves its name. Lunacharsky provided short sketches of his memories and impressions of Russian revolutionaries. As it turned out, most of them were either killed or died of a disease in the course of the Russian revolution.

[Mohamed Badawy · Rating 3 out of 5]

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