Red Star Over the Third World

‘This is the real story of the Russian Revolution and no one tells it more powerfully, poetically, and honestly than Vijay Prashad’ – Robin D. G. Kelley, author of ‘Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination’‘An original and much needed analysis of an important but neglected aspect of the legacy of the Russian Revolution. Prashad insightfully explains how Lenin’s development of Marxist theory has inspired revolutionary practice in the Third World. Essential reading’ – Mary Davis, Marx Memorial Library‘An almost perfect mix of history and analysis in this slender book … packs a revolutionary punch’ – Ron Jacobs, CounterPunch

Vijay Prashad is the Executive Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. He is the author and editor of several books, including The Darker Nations: A Biography of the Short-Lived Third World (The New Press) and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South (Verso). He writes regularly for Frontline, The Hindu, Alternet and BirGun. He is Chief Editor at LeftWord Books.