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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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  1. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1927)

    228 pages

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.