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*The Prophet Armed: Trotsky, 1879–1921* is the first in a three volume biography of Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein[c]) (7 November [O.S. 26 October] 1879 – 21 August 1940) by the Polish-British historian Isaac Deutscher. It was first published in 1954 by Oxford University Press. (Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet_Armed:_Trotsky,_1879%E2%80%931921))
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- Author
- Isaac Deutscher
- First published
- 1954
- Pages
- 540
- Publisher
- O.U.P., Random House Trade Paperbacks, Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9781859844410
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"Isaac Deutscher was a Polish writer, journalist and political activist who moved to the United Kingdom at the outbreak of World War II. He is best known as a biographer of Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin and as a commentator on Soviet affairs. His three-volume biography of Trotsky, in particular, was highly influential among the British New Left." - Wikipedia
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