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Born in 1878 to a wealthy Ukrainian family, Angelica Balabanoff broke ties with her parents and left for Europe to become one of the leading female socialists of the early 20th century. Just five feet tall, plump and plain, she was rumored to be a lover of Mussolini, Lenin, and Trotsky. Returning to Russia at the beginning of the October Revolution, she became one of the few women to occupy high-ranking positions within the all-male Bolshevik government, later fleeing Russia in disagreement with Lenin's politics. She was accused by European and American secret services of promoting communist propaganda, and by the Soviets of disloyalty. She lived in small dormitory-like rooms, moving on average every two years with her two suitcases of important documents. She died in Rome at the age of 96, concluding her 65-year career by supporting Giuseppe Saragat in his quest to become president of Italy. During her nomadic life, state and police agencies in the countries she visited compiled documents on her. The author draws on this extensive, scattered archive in this first biography of Balabanoff.

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Author:   Maria Lafont
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780786498789

ISBN 10:   0786498781
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   13 April 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction List of Personalities Abbreviations and Definitions I A ­Natural-Born Rebel II Professional Nomination III Alone with Lenin IV A Female Lecturer V Forming Il Duce VI Female Journalist VII Expulsion VIII International Spy IX Lenin’s Favorite; Mussolini’s Most Trusted X Mussolini’s Elegy XI A ­Well-Hidden Family XII Back to Russia XIII De Facto Ambassador to the Scandinavian Countries XIV Dining with the Lenins XV ­Post-Mortem Research XVI Organizing the First and Only General Strike in Switzerland XVII Vice President of Foreign Affairs to the Ukraine XVIII Governor of Odessa XIX Lenin’s Most Trusted Agent XX Freemason Without an Apron XXI An Adolescent Armenian Boy XXII Persona Non Grata XXIII The Spy Whom I Loved XXIV The Foundation of Angelica Balabanoff XXV Under FBI Surveillance XXVI The Red Popessa Afterword: Ten Birth Dates Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Maria Lafont lives and works near Paris, France.

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