Karl Radek - Wikipedia After the outbreak of World War I, Radek relocated to Switzerland and became an associate of Vladimir Lenin Following the February Revolution, Radek helped organize the return of Lenin and other Russian revolutionaries to Russia, though he himself was denied entry until after the October Revolution
Karl Radek | Soviet Politician Revolutionary | Britannica Karl Radek was a communist propagandist and early leader of the Communist International who fell victim to Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge of the 1930s A member of a Galician Jewish family, Radek attended the universities of Kraków and Bern
Karl Radek Internet Archive Radek re-entered the party in 1930, but was again expelled in 1936 Tried in the Second Moscow Trial, and died while in prison Serge had written of Radek: “A sparkling writer thin, rather small, nervous, full of anecdotes which often had a savage side to them just like an old-time pirate ” Works: Marxist Writers’ Archive
Karl Radek - Spartacus Educational Radek was a sharp-faced, bespectacled journalist and had a profound interest in what was happening everywhere He had the talent I have encountered in one or two other Soviet journalists of being able to construct the news behind the news
Karl Radek - Yiddishkayt After Lenin’s death, Radek supported Trotsky, leading to his expulsion from the Party and exile He was reinstated in 1930 and became foreign affairs editor of the State newspaper “Izvestiia ”
Radek, Karl - YIVO Encyclopedia The surname Radek was adopted after the name of the hero of a novel about Polish students’ revolutionary struggle Later Radek became acquainted with German social-democratic literature and launched social-democratic propaganda in his gymnasium, which led to his expulsion from school in 1901
Radek - Wikipedia Radek Radek is a masculine Christian name of Slavic origin It is often the nickname of Radovan, Ctirad and Radoslav It is used as a surname and given name Notable people with the name include:
Radek (Sobelsohn), Karl - Jewish Virtual Library Born in Lemberg, Radek was a member of the Polish Social Democratic Party, for which he wrote many articles Before World War I he was also active as a publicist for the left wing of the German Social Democratic Party