Grigory Zinoviev: Lenin’s Right-Hand Man

Utilising primary sources in Russian archives, relevant research on Russian and Soviet history and memoirs from contemporaries, this book examines the life of Grigory Zinoviev (1883-1936).

Åsmund Egge is Professor emeritus at the University of Oslo. Research interests include Modern Russian History especially History of Soviet Russia/the Soviet Union; Norwegian-Russian Relations; History of Communism. English publications include The Kirov Enigma: The Murder that Unleashed Stalin’s Terror (2013); Red Star in the North: Communism in the Nordic Countries (ed.) (2015); ＂Soviet Diplomacy in Norway and Sweden in the Interwar Years: the Role of Alexandra Kollontai＂ book chapter (2020).