William Fishman traces the lives and ideology of the leaders of the French Revolution, Marat, Robespierre and Blanqui, their influence on Karl Marx and, finally, their influence on Lenin and the Russian Revolution.

William J Fishman is the author of Streets of East London, East End 1888 and East End Jewish Radicals, all from Five Leaves. He is a visiting professor at Queen Mary, University of London and still lectures in history.