The Merchant of Revolution: The Life of Alexander Israel Helphand (Parvus) 1867-1924

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‘A rich Jew and a Marxist revolutionary’, Alexander Israel Helphand played a unique role in the history of Russia and Germany in the first two decades of this century.' Austria-Hungary, Balkans, banishment, Bavaria, Bebel, Bernstein, Bolsheviks, Brockdorff-Rantzau, Entente, espionage, European States, Furstenberg, Die Glocke, Gorki, Haenisch, Helphand, Jews, journalism, Kautsky, Kerensky, Lenin, Liebknecht, Marchlewski, Martov, Marx, Mensheviks, Novaya Zhizn, Parvus, proletariat, pseudonyms, Radek, revolutions, Rosa Luxemburg, Russia, Scheidemann, Siberia, socialism, Soviets, strike-work, subversion, trade unions, Trotsky (Bronstein), Tsar Nicholas II, Weimar Republic, First World War, Zaharoff, Zimmerman Introduction: The Nature of the Enigma. 1. Disengagement from Russia. 2. The Great Fortune. 3. The Schwabing Headquarters. 4. St. Petersburg, 1905. 5. Strategist without an Army. 6. An Interlude in Constantinople. 7. Between the Socialists and the Diplomats. 8. Not by Money Alone. 9. Business and Politics. 10. Revolution in Russia. 11. Dirty Hands. 12. Schwanenwerder. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index.