Л.Троцкий"Литература и революция" 据苏联红色处女地出版社1923年第一版译出

本书是一部史学名著，译自纽约单子出版社的俄文版，全书共3卷。书中包含对俄国“二月革命”和“十月革命”极为详实的记录。作者试图“绝对不依赖个人回忆写成”，尽可能客观具体地描述革命自身的进程，同时将用活生生的场景写成革命历史的特长发挥到了极致。 本书的第一卷，主要介绍二月革命的背景、发生及“二月起义”后到“四月危机”、“六月示威”的历程。作者认为，二月革命仅仅是一具外壳，十月革命的内核蕴藏在其中。“二月革命的历史就是十月革命的内核怎样从自己的妥协主义外壳中剥离出来的历史。”本书的二、三卷，完整记述了从“七月危机”到十月革命的历史。作者整理了大量的史料，卷帙浩繁，力求叙述地完整详细，“教人们去了解革命是如何准备、如何发展和如何胜利的。”

"Probably the most readable, significant and interesting book that has thus far come from the prolific pen of the former leader of the Red Army.... Trotsky has an intimate knowledge of and a complete command of his subject.... [T]he canvas he fills is so broad and well-balanced as to be highly instructive even to those who do not limit their investigations of Soviet affairs to the reports of the correspondents.... In a series of brief but lucid chapters the author traces the remarkable evolution through which the Soviet State has passed since 1917.... Trotsky's narrative bring[s] to the reader an echo of the passionate discussion that has taken place behind the closed doors of the high Communist bodies." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ----The New York Times Book Review