Larisa Reisner (1895-1926) lived an extraordinary life. She fought for working-class socialism at its high point a century ago, but died just before Stalin snuffed out the workers ’ state she had fought to defend. Cathy Porter’s newly updated Larisa Reisner: A Biography captures Reisner’s passion and sheds new light on her life.
Stalin asked, "So you think my truth needs improvement?" "The truth," Radek replied, "can’t be improved. The truth is true, or it is not. But a line of…