The Red Millionaire
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Yale University Press (US) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780300098471 |
| Open Library | OL9381257W |
| Total publications | 2 |
| Coverage period | 2003 - 2017 |
| Language | EN |
Willi Munzenberg—an Old Bolshevik who was also a self-promoting tycoon—became one of the most influential Communist operatives in Europe between the World Wars. He created a variety of front groups that recruited well-known political and cultural figures to work on behalf of the Soviet Union and its causes, and ran an international media empire which churned out enormous amounts of propaganda and raised money for Communist concerns. This book tells his story, arguing that his financial chicanery and cynical propaganda efforts weakened the non-Communist left, enraged the right, and helped feed a cycle that culminated in Nazism. Drawing extensively on recently opened Moscow archives, it describes how Munzenberg parlayed his friendship with Lenin into a personal fortune, and how his mysterious financial manipulations outraged Social Democrats and lent rhetorical ammunition to the Nazis. The book sheds new light on Comintern finances, propaganda strategy, the use of front organizations to infiltrate non-Communist circles, and the breakdown of democracy in the Weimar Republic. It is also the tale of a Communist con man whose name once aroused fear, loathing, and admiration around the world
The Red Millionaire
Willy Münzenberg an Old Bolshevik who was also a self-promoting tycoon became one of the most influential Communist operatives in Europe between the World Wars. He created a variety of front groups that recruited well-known political and cultural figures to work on behalf of the Soviet Union and its causes, and he ran an international media empire that churned out enormous amounts of propaganda and raised money for Communist concerns. Sean McMeek…
The Red Millionaire
Willi Munzenberg—an Old Bolshevik who was also a self-promoting tycoon—became one of the most influential Communist operatives in Europe between the World Wars. He created a variety of front groups that recruited well-known political and cultural figures to work on behalf of the Soviet Union and its causes, and ran an international media empire which churned out enormous amounts of propaganda and raised money for Communist concerns. This book tel…
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The Red Millionaire
Willi Munzenberg—an Old Bolshevik who was also a self-promoting tycoon—became one of the most influential Communist operatives in Europe between the World Wars. He created a variety of front groups that recruited well-known political and cultural figures to work on behalf of the Soviet Union and its causes, and ran an international media empire which churned out enormous amounts of propaganda and raised money for Communist concerns. This book tel…
The Red Millionaire
Willy Münzenberg an Old Bolshevik who was also a self-promoting tycoon became one of the most influential Communist operatives in Europe between the World Wars. He created a variety of front groups that recruited well-known political and cultural figures to work on behalf of the Soviet Union and its causes, and he ran an international media empire that churned out enormous amounts of propaganda and raised money for Communist concerns. Sean McMeek…