Was doing a spot of reorganisation of the old bookshelves last night and it turns out that somewhere along the line I procured myself copies of his biographies of Stalin and Trotsky and completely forgot to get around to reading them. That's embarrassing.
Before I start, I'd like to know the official OTF position on him. Reading this old thread I see that TonTon describes him as a "hack" while the LRB review of his Trotsky book gives the impression that he's got a negative agenda when it comes to his subject. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, of course, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into especially seeing as there's a far more acclaimed Trotsky biography out there, by Deutscher.
Before I start, I'd like to know the official OTF position on him. Reading this old thread I see that TonTon describes him as a "hack" while the LRB review of his Trotsky book gives the impression that he's got a negative agenda when it comes to his subject. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, of course, but I'd like to know what I'm getting into especially seeing as there's a far more acclaimed Trotsky biography out there, by Deutscher.
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