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The study of Marxism in Britain throws light on what many historians have referred to as `the enemy within’. In this book, David Burke looks at the activities of Russian political emigres in Britain, and in particular the role of one family: the Rothsteins. He looks at the contributions of Theodore and Andrew Rothstein to British Marxism and the response of the intelligence services to what they regarded as a serious threat to security. With access to recently released documents, this book analyses the activities of early-twentieth century British Marxists and brings to life the story of a remarkable family.

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By tracing the political careers of the émigré Theodore Rothstein and his British-born son Andrew, David Burke deftly guides the reader through many of the most important crises and controversies of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In doing so, Russia and the British Left poses crucial questions about the dynamic relationship between the British and Russian lefts in an era of uncertainty, war, and revolution. * Thomas Jones, Lecturer in History, University of Buckingham, UK *

By tracing the political careers of the emigre Theodore Rothstein and his British-born son Andrew, David Burke deftly guides the reader through many of the most important crises and controversies of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In doing so, Russia and the British Left poses crucial questions about the dynamic relationship between the British and Russian lefts in an era of uncertainty, war, and revolution. * Thomas Jones, Lecturer in History, University of Buckingham, UK *

Russia and the British Left is a fascinating case-study, linking the often opaque worlds of the fractious British socialist movement, Russian political exiles in London, the formative years of MI5, and the difficult establishment of relations between the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. By tracing the political careers of the emigre Theodore Rothstein and his British-born son Andrew, David Burke deftly guides the reader through many of the most important crises and controversies of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In doing so, he poses crucial questions about the dynamic relationship between the British and Russian lefts in an era of uncertainty, war, and revolution. * Thomas Jones, Lecturer in History, University of Buckingham, UK *

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David Burke is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. He has also taught at the universities of Cambridge, Salford and Leeds. He holds a PhD from University of Greenwich.

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