Larisa Reisner
Biographical Note
Cathy Porter studied Russian and Czech at London’s School of Slavonic East European Studies and Cambridge University, and has published over 20 books on Russia, including the recent Alexandra Kollontai: Writings from the Struggle (Bookmarks, 2019).
Richard Chappell‘s other translations from Russian include Alexander Shlyapnikov’s On the Eve of 1917 (Allison & Busby, 1982), and Boris Pasternak’s epic poems The Year 1905 and Lieutenant Schmidt (Spenser Books, 1989 & 1992).
Readership
English Readers with a general interest in Russian history and Russian literature, from the Silver Age to the Futurists, will enjoy this book.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Timeline
Introduction
Cathy Porter
The Front
Afghanistan
Berlin, October 1923
Hamburg at the Barricades
Coal Iron and Living People
In Hindenburg’s Country
Index