Lenins Private War: The Voyage of the Philosophy Steamer and the Exile of the Intelligentsia

"Recounted in fascinating detail...Chamberlain brings these forgotten figures back to life with great skill and sympathy."--William Grimes, The New York Times"Lenin's Private War is infused with a deep understanding of the rich history of Russian thought."--The Seattle Times"Movingly describes the experience of exile in ways that echo that great exile novelist Nabokov himself...Chamberlain has a rare gift."--Sunday Telegraph "Compelling, laudably unsentimental and deeply significant to the history of ideas."--The Guardian"Both learned and absorbing...Chamberlain has written a fine monument to a generation of thinkers who addressed questions of contemporary relevance and deserve to be better known."--The Economist