Radek, Karl (Bernhardovich)
- Radek, Karl (Bernhardovich)
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died 1939?
Russian communist politician.
He took part in the
Russian Revolution of 1905, then wrote for leftist newspapers in Poland and Germany (1906–14). After meeting Vladimir Lenin in 1915, he helped reorganize the German Communist Party in 1918. He returned to Russia in 1919 and rose to leadership in the
Comintern but was ousted in 1924 for his support of Leon Trotsky. After recanting in 1929, he became a fervent Stalinist and editorial board member of
Izvestiya (1931–36). Despite his conversion, he was arrested and tried in the
purge trials and sentenced to 10 years in prison, where he died.
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Universalium.
2010.
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Radek, Karl (Bernhardovich) — orig. Karl Sobelsohn (1885, Lemberg, Galitzia, Austria Hungría–¿1939?). Político comunista ruso. Participó en la Revolución rusa de 1905 y luego escribió para periódicos izquierdistas en Polonia y Alemania (1906–14). Después de conocer a Vladímir … Enciclopedia Universal
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