Victor Serge (French: [viktɔʁ sɛʁʒ]; 1890–1947), born Victor Lvovich Kibalchich (Russian: Ви́ктор Льво́вич Киба́льчич), was a Russian revolutionary Marxist, novelist, poet and historian. Originally an anarchist, he joined the Bolsheviks five months after arriving in Petrograd in January 1919 and later worked for the Comintern as a journalist, editor and translator. He was critical of the Stalinist regime and remained a revolutionary Marxist until his death. He is best remembered for his Memoirs of a Revolutionary and series of seven "witness-novels" chronicling the lives of Soviet people and revolutionaries and of the first half of the 20th century.
The Long Dusk or Last Times (1946) Translator: Ralph Manheim; New York : The Dial Press. Translation of Les dernier temps, Montreal 1946.
The Case of Comrade Tulayev (1967) Translator: Willard R. Trask; New York : New York Review of Books Classics. Translation of L'Affaire Toulaev. Paris 1949.
Birth of our Power (1967) Translator: Richard Greeman; New York : Doubleday. Translation of Naissance de notre force, Paris 1931.
Men in Prison (1969) Translator: Richard Greeman; Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Translation of Les hommes dans le prison, Paris 1930.
Conquered City (1975) Translator: Richard Greeman; Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Translation of: Ville conquise, Paris 1932.
Midnight in the Century (1982) Translator: Richard Greeman; London : Readers and Writers. Translation of S'il est minuit dans le siècle, Paris 1939.
Unforgiving Years (2008) Translator: Richard Greeman; New York : New York Review of Books Classics. Translation of Les Années sans pardon, Paris 1971.
Poems
Resistance (1989) Translator: James Brooks; San Francisco: City Lights. Translation of Résistance, Paris 1938.
Non-fiction: books
From Lenin to Stalin (1937) Translator: Ralph Manheim; New York: Pioneer Publishers. Translation of De Lénine à Staline, Paris 1937.
Russia Twenty Years After (1937) Translator: Max Shachtman; New York: Pioneer Publishers. Translation of Destin d'une révolution, Paris 1937. Also published as Destiny of a Revolution.
Memoirs of a Revolutionary, 1901–1941 (2012) Translator: Peter Sedgwick with George Paizis; New York: New York Review of Books Classics. Translation of Mémoires d'un révolutionnaire, 1901–1941, Paris 1951.
Year One of the Russian Revolution (1972) Translator: Peter Sedgwick; London: Allen Lane. Translation of L'An 1 de la révolution russe, Paris 1930.
The Life and Death of Leon Trotsky (1973) (with Natalia Sedova Trotsky) Translator: Arnold J. Pomerans; Garden City, NY: Doubleday. Translation of: Vie et mort de Leon Trotsky, Paris 1951.
What Everyone Should Know About State Repression (1979) Translator: Judith White; London: New Park Publications. Translation of Les Coulisses d'une Sûreté générale. Ce que tout révolutionnaire devrait savoir sur la répression, Paris 1926.
Notebooks 1936-1947 (2019) Translators: Mitchell Abidor and Richard Greeman; New York: New York Review of Books.
Non-fiction: collections of essays and articles
The Century of the Unexpected – Essays on Revolution and Counter-Revolution (1994) Editor: Al Richardson; special issue of Revolutionary History, Vol.5 No.3.
The Serge-Trotsky Papers (1994) Editor: D.J. Cotterill; London: Pluto.
Revolution in Danger – Writings from Russia 1919–1921 (1997) Translator: Ian Birchall; London: Redwords.
The Ideas of Victor Serge: A Life as a Work of Art (1997), Edited by Susan Weissman, London: Merlin Press.
Witness to the German Revolution (2000) Translator: Ian Birchall; London: Redwords.
Collected Writings on Literature and Revolution (2004) Translator and editor: Al Richardson; London: Francis Boutle.
Non-fiction: pamphlet
Kronstadt '21 (1975) Translator: not named; London: Solidarity.
Sources: British Library Catalogue and Catalog of the Library of Congress.
Bulletin of the Russian Opposition: "Victor Serge and the IVth International". Statement criticising Serge by the editors of the Bulletin of the Russian Opposition, writing in Quatrième Internationale, April 1939. Source: Victor Serge & Leon Trotsky, La Lutte Contre le Stalinisme. Maspero, Paris, 1977. Translated for Marxist Internet Archive by Mitch Abidor in 2005. Retrieved April 28, 2005.
Victor Serge Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
An essay on Serge by Ben Lerner in The New York Review of Books
January 06, 2023
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Victor Serge French viktɔʁ sɛʁʒ 1890 1947 born Victor Lvovich Kibalchich Russian Vi ktor Lvo vich Kiba lchich was a Russian revolutionary Marxist novelist poet and historian Originally an anarchist he joined the Bolsheviks five months after arriving in Petrograd in January 1919 and later worked for the Comintern as a journalist editor and translator He was critical of the Stalinist regime and remained a revolutionary Marxist until his death He is best remembered for his Memoirs of a Revolutionary and series of seven witness novels chronicling the lives of Soviet people and revolutionaries and of the first half of the 20th century Victor SergeBornDecember 30 1890 1890 12 30 Brussels BelgiumDiedNovember 17 1947 1947 11 18 aged 56 Mexico City MexicoNationalityBelgianRussianPolitical partySocialist Young Guards 1905 1909 Russian Communist Party 1919 1928 POUM 1937 SpouseLiuba RussakovaPartnerLaurette SejourneChildren2 including Vlady Contents 1 Works available in English 1 1 Fiction 1 2 Poems 1 3 Non fiction books 1 4 Non fiction collections of essays and articles 1 5 Non fiction pamphlet 2 See also 3 Sources 4 Further reading 5 External linksWorks available in English EditFiction Edit The Long Dusk or Last Times 1946 Translator Ralph Manheim New York The Dial Press Translation of Les dernier temps Montreal 1946 The Case of Comrade Tulayev 1967 Translator Willard R Trask New York New York Review of Books Classics Translation of L Affaire Toulaev Paris 1949 Birth of our Power 1967 Translator Richard Greeman New York Doubleday Translation of Naissance de notre force Paris 1931 Men in Prison 1969 Translator Richard Greeman Garden City NY Doubleday Translation of Les hommes dans le prison Paris 1930 Conquered City 1975 Translator Richard Greeman Garden City NY Doubleday Translation of Ville conquise Paris 1932 Midnight in the Century 1982 Translator Richard Greeman London Readers and Writers Translation of S il est minuit dans le siecle Paris 1939 Unforgiving Years 2008 Translator Richard Greeman New York New York Review of Books Classics Translation of Les Annees sans pardon Paris 1971 Poems Edit Resistance 1989 Translator James Brooks San Francisco City Lights Translation of Resistance Paris 1938 Non fiction books Edit From Lenin to Stalin 1937 Translator Ralph Manheim New York Pioneer Publishers Translation of De Lenine a Staline Paris 1937 Russia Twenty Years After 1937 Translator Max Shachtman New York Pioneer Publishers Translation of Destin d une revolution Paris 1937 Also published as Destiny of a Revolution Memoirs of a Revolutionary 1901 1941 2012 Translator Peter Sedgwick with George Paizis New York New York Review of Books Classics Translation of Memoires d un revolutionnaire 1901 1941 Paris 1951 Year One of the Russian Revolution 1972 Translator Peter Sedgwick London Allen Lane Translation of L An 1 de la revolution russe Paris 1930 The Life and Death of Leon Trotsky 1973 with Natalia Sedova Trotsky Translator Arnold J Pomerans Garden City NY Doubleday Translation of Vie et mort de Leon Trotsky Paris 1951 What Everyone Should Know About State Repression 1979 Translator Judith White London New Park Publications Translation of Les Coulisses d une Surete generale Ce que tout revolutionnaire devrait savoir sur la repression Paris 1926 Notebooks 1936 1947 2019 Translators Mitchell Abidor and Richard Greeman New York New York Review of Books Non fiction collections of essays and articles Edit The Century of the Unexpected Essays on Revolution and Counter Revolution 1994 Editor Al Richardson special issue of Revolutionary History Vol 5 No 3 The Serge Trotsky Papers 1994 Editor D J Cotterill London Pluto Revolution in Danger Writings from Russia 1919 1921 1997 Translator Ian Birchall London Redwords The Ideas of Victor Serge A Life as a Work of Art 1997 Edited by Susan Weissman London Merlin Press Witness to the German Revolution 2000 Translator Ian Birchall London Redwords Collected Writings on Literature and Revolution 2004 Translator and editor Al Richardson London Francis Boutle Non fiction pamphlet Edit Kronstadt 21 1975 Translator not named London Solidarity Sources British Library Catalogue and Catalog of the Library of Congress See also EditAnarchism in France Anti Stalinist leftSources EditWeissman Susan 2001 Victor Serge The Course is Set on Hope London Verso Books Adam Hochschild Finding the Trapdoor Essays Portraits Travels Syracuse University Press 1997 Two Russians pp 65 87 Further reading EditFitzpatrick Sheila August 17 2012 Memoirs of a Revolutionary by Victor Serge review The Guardian Gorkin Julian 1994 The Last Years of Victor Serge 1941 1947 Revolutionary History 5 3 Greeman Richard 1993 The return of Comrade Tulayev Victor Serge and the tragic vision of Stalinism International Socialism 58 Sedgwick Peter 1978 1963 Introduction In Serge Victor ed Memoirs of a Revolutionary Oxford University Press pp ix xxiv ISBN 0 19 281037 5 Sedgwick Peter 1984 The Unhappy Elitist Victor Serge s Early Bolshevism History Workshop Journal 17 Weissman Susan ed Introduction Critique 28 29 Archived from the original on February 12 2005 Retrieved March 14 2007 Weissman Susan 2013 Victor Serge A Political Biography 2nd ed London Verso Books ISBN 9781844678877 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Victor Serge Victor Serge Internet Archive in the Marxists Internet Archive Bulletin of the Russian Opposition Victor Serge and the IVth International Statement criticising Serge by the editors of the Bulletin of the Russian Opposition writing in Quatrieme Internationale April 1939 Source Victor Serge amp Leon Trotsky La Lutte Contre le Stalinisme Maspero Paris 1977 Translated for Marxist Internet Archive by Mitch Abidor in 2005 Retrieved April 28 2005 Victor Serge Papers General Collection Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library An essay on Serge by Ben Lerner in The New York Review of Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Serge amp oldid 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