A GREAT LOVE
Alexandra Kollontai
Condition: Good. Clean and solid copy; minor surface wear to covers typical of age. Spine firm, pages unmarked.
About the Book
Originally published in 1923 and later translated for the Virago Modern Classics series, A Great Love is a striking exploration of the emotional and erotic life of women within early revolutionary Russia. The narrative follows Natashas passionate relationship with the married Senya, intertwining love, friendship, and the struggle for equality in a society reshaping its moral foundations.
Written by the pioneering socialist feminist Alexandra Kollontai, the novel delves into questions of emotional dependency, autonomy, and the complex tension between personal desire and ideological conviction. It stands as both a roman à clef reflecting Lenins relationship with Inessa Armand and a timeless psychological study of vulnerability, longing, and the contradictions of human affection.
About the Author
Alexandra Kollontai (18721952), Russian revolutionary, diplomat, and theorist, was one of the most influential female figures in early Soviet politics. As an advocate for womens rights and social reform, she united political idealism with an unflinching honesty about human passion. Her fiction and essays address the emotional dimensions of liberation and the cost of independence.
