“One day he came in with the information that many Russian Marxists living in Switzerland believed that a certain Ulyanov, whom they called Lenin for short, was capable of starting a revolution in Russia. This would lead to the end of hostilities on the Russian front. Lenin and Zinoviev (originally called Apfelbaum) had coined the phrase ‘to turn the imperialist war into a civil war’. They had remained in contact with the Bolshevik cells that had remained in Russia. It would cost some money, but if they could obtain free passage to Russia they would take care of the rest.”
First published in 1934 (Leipzig and Vienna) and quickly banned by the Nazis, the memoirs of Clemens von Walzel paint a rosy picture of life as a senior spook in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The author claims credit for the idea of bundling Lenin onto a train back to Russia. Translated by Desmond Avery.
| Author | The memoirs of Clemens von Walzel, translated from German by Desmond Avery |
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| Publication date | 2017 |
| ISBN | 978-2-9700376-2-0 |
| Format | Hardback, case laminate, 106 pages. |