"This is a work by a fighter, a thinker, and an idealist. Leo
Labedz is a fighter who minces no words in his contempt for the
apologists of totalitarianism. He never rests in his efforts to
enlarge the scope of human freedom, and many have felt the sharp
edge of his political scalpel. He is a thinker with a penetrating
mind and en cyclopedic knowledge. He is an idealist who believes in
sacrificing for the just cause to which he has dedicated his life."
With these words of extraordinary praise, Zbigniew Brzezinski opens
this volume of critical and polemical essays by Leopold Labedz. His
knowledge of Soviet affairs, as seen through the eyes of the
crusaders and critics of the Modern Russian State, is peerless.
Chapters, which include major studies of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn,
George Orwell, Noam Chomsky, George Kennan, and Leszek Kolakowski
among others, es tablish Labedz as among the most incisive analysts
of Soviet affairs as well as those who presume special expertise in
this ar cane field.Labedz's impassioned writing covers not only
Sovietologists, but also the major fault lines with which
totalitarian systems have been uniquely identified. His writings on
the Holocaust, student revolt, European unity, and the meaning of
detente, help provide a perspective with which to assess present
moods and policies within the still ever-present Soviet bloc. The
anthology was prepared and edited by Melvin J. Lasky, the editor of
Encounter, in which many of these materials initially appeared.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
December 2020 |
| First published: |
1988 |
| Authors: |
Leopold Labedz
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
372 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-51709-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
History >
General
Books >
History >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-51709-7 |
| Barcode: |
9781138517097 |
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