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My disillusionment in Russia [1923 version; first 11 chapters of 33]

My disillusionment in Russia [1923 version; first 11 chapters of 33]

Biography & MemoirHistory
Pages
278
Published
1923
Language
English

Synopsis

Emma Goldman's "My Disillusionment in Russia" offers an eyewitness account of events in Russia from 1920 to 1921, following the 1917 Russian Revolution. Originally a longer manuscript, this 1923 publication critiques the Bolshevik State and Vladimir Lenin's New Economic Policy, describing them as crushing revolutionary efforts. Goldman, initially sympathetic to the revolution, expresses her dismay at the suppression of individual freedoms and the mechanistic nature of Marxian theory, particularly after the Kronstadt rebellion.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

InformativeReflectiveComplexIntellectual
Fish Out of WaterBetrayal

Genres

Biography & Memoir History Politics & Society

About the author

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Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Born in Kovno, Russian Empire (now Kaunas, Lithuania) to a Jewish family, Goldman emigrated to the United States in 1885. Attracted to anarchism after the Chicago Haymarket affair, Goldman became a writer and a renowned lecturer on anarchist ph...