{"product_id":"i-saw-democracy-murdered-the-memoir-of-sam-russell-journalist-paperback-2","title":"I Saw Democracy Murdered: The Memoir of Sam Russell, Journalist - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Chambers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSam Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Saw Democracy Murdered\u003c\/em\u003e is the memoir of Sam Russell (1915-2010), a communist journalist and a British volunteer with the anti-fascist Republican forces in the Spanish Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers his experiences during the Spanish Civil War, his time as a journalist at \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Worker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e newspapers, and his later disillusionment with Stalinism. In his capacity as a journalist, Russell travelled extensively and was frequently a front-row spectator at significant historical events, from the formerly occupied Channel Islands at the end of World War II to the show trials of communists in Eastern Europe in the 1950s. His report as Moscow correspondent on Nikita Khruschev's 'secret speech' condemning the crimes of Stalinism was lacerated by his newspaper's editor, as was his interview with the legendary revolutionary leader, Che Guevara. Sam, whose friends included Donald Maclean, the British diplomat who spied for the Soviet Union during the Cold War, also reported from Budapest in 1956 and Prague in 1968 during the Warsaw Pact invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, and from North Vietnam during the Vietnam War, and in 1973 he witnessed the assault on Chilean President Salvador Allende's palace that signalled the start of the CIA-backed military coup. Sam's story was told to Colin Chambers and Chris Myant and has been edited by Colin Chambers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis autobiographical account of a fascinating life will be essential reading for scholars and activists with an interest in the Spanish Civil War, the history of communism, and British radical history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColin Chambers\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former journalist and Literary Manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1981-1997) and is Emeritus Professor of Drama at Kingston University, London, UK. His stage writing includes co-authoring \u003ci\u003eKenneth's First Play \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTynan\u003c\/i\u003e, and adapting David Pinski's \u003ci\u003eTreasure\u003c\/i\u003e. Among his books are: \u003ci\u003eOther Spaces: New Writing and the RSC\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Unity Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePeggy: The Life of Margaret Ramsay, Play Agent \u003c\/i\u003e(first winner of the Theatre Book Prize); \u003ci\u003eInside the Royal Shakespeare Company\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHere We Stand: Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePerformers and Performance - Paul Robeson, Isadora Duncan, and Charlie Chaplin\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eBlack and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History\u003c\/i\u003e. He edited \u003ci\u003eThe Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePeggy to Her Playwrights: The Letters of Margaret Ramsay\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-edited \u003ci\u003eGranville Barker on Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Russell \u003c\/b\u003e(1915-2010) was a Communist journalist who began his career reporting from Spain during the Civil War in which he had been wounded, fighting as an anti-fascist volunteer for the International Brigades to defend the Republic. He remained with \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Worker \u003c\/i\u003eand its successor, \u003ci\u003eThe Morning Star\u003c\/i\u003e, for more than 40 years, becoming Foreign Editor and covering many of the key historical events of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52464780673331,"sku":"9781032128566","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eGNjTmt5R1R5WDNsa2JxYXpCd0xnUT09_ff3e7adc-0947-4475-b5d8-3ebd43951aa5.webp?v=1759262423","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/i-saw-democracy-murdered-the-memoir-of-sam-russell-journalist-paperback-2","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}