A Serge of Interest
“His remaining a revolutionary to the very end takes with it a whiff of suspicion for the literary liberal elite. He is tainted by the crimes of communism despite being one of the very first to point them out, and one of the first to fight against them. His tortured support for Trotsky’s suppression of Kronstadt is given as damning evidence. But, as Serge was to argue, the ultimate choice at the time was between the Red Army and the White Army. Which to choose? Even the most sainted have their flaws.”
Ben Granger recalls the life and legacy of revolutionary and writer Victor Serge.