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Alexandra Kollontai. The Lonely Struggle of the Woman Who Defied Lenin. Cathy Porter. NY: Dial Press, 1980. Alexandra Kollontai (1872-1952) was the only woman in Vladimir Lenin's government. She was the first woman to be a cabinet minister, and the first woman ambassador. She was the daughter of an Imperial Russian Army general, became radicalized (easy to do in Russian at that time), and was a tireless champion of women's rights. Cathy Porter, the biographer, was born in Oxford in 1947.
Stated 1st printing. 553 pages. Section of photos. Bibliog., notes, and an index. Hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover. Jacket ($14.95) not price-clipped. Sprayed purple remainder mark on bottom edge, otherwise near fine. No marks or names of any kind. 1 copy only.
