Communism: A Love StoryFollowing the life ofæGuido Baracchi, the playboy and dilettante whose love affair with Marxism and the Communist Party took him from his father's astronomical observatory toæStalin's Russia and across the world this storyæexplores the life of an idealistædedicated to Communism.æEntwined with political intrigue, thisæstudyæincludes aæseries of tempestuous romances with poets, artists, and playwrights as theæidealist searches the world for answers to hisæbeliefs. |
Contents
The Observatory children suchAs we so warm | 9 |
University reforming society is no light matter | 24 |
World War I You dont want to be disloyal do you? | 41 |
Love and Marriage Im afraid hell some day stop loving me | 60 |
Darling Street trembling and cracking in all directions | 89 |
Weimar a somewhat dangerous extremist | 119 |
Larnoo Art Is a Weapon | 152 |
Russia There arent any happy endings here | 181 |
MelbourneSydney Just where are you getting to? | 210 |
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