Unravels the passions and betrayals of Trotsky's final years in Mexico, while laying before the reader a panorama of Russian history during the first half of the 20th century. We hear from Stalin's desolate young wife, Trotsky's father, and from Trotsky himself, smarting from his affair with Frida.

Unravels the passions and betrayals of Trotsky's final years in Mexico, while laying before the reader a panorama of Russian history during the first half of the 20th century. We hear from Stalin's desolate young wife, Trotsky's father, and from Trotsky himself, smarting from his affair with Frida. Author is from Melbourne.