Trotsky, The Passionate Revolutionary

I read this book with the intention to learn more about the revolution, and one of its most controversial figures, and I got that, but also a portrait of a man who lived (Spoiler: and died) for his ideals. How different would the Soviet Union have been if it hadn't been Stalin who won the internal power struggle? I'm glad to have learned more about the genesis of the Soviet Union, a topic that was very much absent from my school curriculum. Given how much I've read and watched about the end of it, this was a hole in need of filling, and this book helped.

There may be other books about the events and person of Trotsky, perhaps less biased ones, but this one is well-written and I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in 20th century history.

Disclaimer: I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.