Comrades
Communism: A World History
(Author) Robert ServiceRobert Service's critically acclaimed and compellingly readable history of world communismAlmost two decades have passed since the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR. Robert Service, one of our finest historians of modern Russia, sets out to examine the history of communism throughout the world. His uncomfortable conclusion - and an important message for the twenty-first century - is that although communism in its original form is now dead or dying, the poverty and injustice that enabled its rise are still dangerously alive. Unsettling, compellingly written and brilliantly argued, this is a superb work of history and one that demands to be read. 'Bears all the hallmarks of a classic work of historical literature ... the true international legacy of communism [is] analysed to magisterial effect in this exhilarating work' Hwyel Williams New Statesman 'One of the best-ever studies of the subject ... a remarkable accomplishment' Economist 'An outstanding book, written with grace and style' Daily Telegraph '[A] brilliantly distilled world history of communism ... Confronted by Service's amazing array of evidence to show that communism could only ever have flourished under conditions of extreme and all-pervasive oppression, only the determinedly softheaded would try to argue with him' Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday
Robert Service
Robert Service (1874-1958) was a British-Canadian poet known for his narrative poems about the Yukon and Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush. His most notable works include "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," which are characterized by their vivid storytelling and simple, rhyming verse. Service's poems were immensely popular during his lifetime and helped to popularize poetry in a more accessible and entertaining form. He is considered a pioneer of the ballad form in modern poetry and his works continue to be celebrated for their evocative imagery and memorable characters. His impact on the literary genre of narrative poetry remains significant, and he is best remembered for capturing the spirit of the North in his iconic poem "The Spell of the Yukon."
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