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Russian-Soviet political revolutionary, Marxist theoretician, and archivist
- Lived
- 1870–1938
- Country
- Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
- Books
- 1
David Riazanov published 1 book, beginning with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1927).
Updated September 2026
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1927)
About David Riazanov
David Riazanov or Ryazanov, born David Borisovich Goldendakh, was a Russian revolutionary, historian, bibliographer, Marxologist and archivist. He had been an old associate of Leon Trotsky. Riazanov founded the Marx–Engels Institute and edited the first large-scale effort to publish the collected works of these two founders of the modern socialist movement. Riazanov was a prominent victim of the Great Terror of the late 1930s.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
David Riazanov FAQ
- How many books has David Riazanov written?
- David Riazanov published 1 book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read David Riazanov's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
- What is David Riazanov's last book?
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1927).
- What is David Riazanov's most famous book?
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1927) is David Riazanov's most widely read book.
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.