Klaus Mehnert Livres

Klaus Mehnert approaches the Russians in a highly original way. Taking as his cue the axiom, "By knowing what you read, I know what you are", he questioned Russian readers about their favourite books and authors.

The 1960s was the decade of social and political rebellion by the young. Ho Chi Mihn and Che Guevara were canonized, and undergraduates in New York, San Francisco, London, Paris, Rome, and Tokyo quoted Chairman Mao's Little Red Book. The demonstrations for the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, the Port Huron Statement, and the student riots in Berlin were followed by the outbreaks in Paris of May 1968, the confrontations at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, and the violence of the Weathermen. This text examines the common strands linking such diverse events and widespread phenomena as the Beat poets, the Rock and drug culture of the 1960s, the underground press in Russia, the Prague Spring, and the Tupamaro guerillas.

Drawing from his travels in China, the author provides a sensitive portrait of the Chinese people since the Cultural Revolution

Focusing on the shift from revolutionism to nationalism in the Soviet Union during the 1930s, this book analyzes Stalin's decrees and writings to illustrate this transformation. It delves into the Stalinist interpretation of Russian and world history, exploring its implications for the concept of world revolution. Through historical context, it provides insight into how these ideological changes influenced the Soviet Union's trajectory and its global impact.