Книга: The Red Flag

How did a contradictory mixture of revolutionary romanticism and ruthless pragmatism succeed for so long? Why did it manage to inspire so many people - from the militants of 1920s Russia to the urban terrorists in 1970s Europe? The Red Flag is an original, compelling history of Communism, from its emergence in the aftermath of the French Revolution to its present regimes in Asia and Latin America, showing how it shaped our world today.