Il Caso Tulaev by Victor Serge

A disquieting political novel that follows the aftermath of an enigmatic death within the revolutionary ranks, centering on the investigation and trial that expose how fear, secrecy and bureaucratic violence have eroded the ideals of the revolution. Through the perspectives of comrades, interrogations and clandestine documents, the narrative unravels personal betrayals, manufactured evidence and the perversion of justice as party men scramble to assign guilt and save themselves. With stark, unsparing prose, it lays bare the moral corrosion of a movement turned autocratic, portraying both intimate human tragedies and the broader climate of suspicion and terror that defined the era.

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