The Murder of Rosa Luxemburg

Klaus Gietinger

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English

Verso Books
04 March 2019

True crime; European history; Political assassinations

The cold-blooded murder of revolutionary icons Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht in the pitched political battles of post-WWI Germany marks one of the greatest tragedies of the 20th century. No other political assassination inflamed popular passions and transformed Germany’s political climate as that killing in the night of 15–16 January 1919 in front of the luxurious Hotel Eden.

It not only cut short the lives of two of the country’s most brilliant political leaders, but also inaugurated a series of further political assassinations designed to snuff out the revolutionary flame and, ultimately, pave the way for the ultra-reactionary forces that would take power in 1933. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of their untimely deaths, Klaus Gietinger has carefully reconstructed the events on that fateful night, digging deep into the archives to identify who exactly was responsible for the murder, and what forces in high-placed positions had a hand in facilitating it and protecting the culprits.

By: Klaus Gietinger
Imprint: Verso Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 383g
ISBN: 9781788734462
ISBN 10: 1788734467
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 04 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

KLAUS GIETINGER is a German screenwriter for a longrunning TV cop show, film director and historian based in Frankfurt am Main. He has published several books on German fascism, the Communist movement, and a history of car crashes.

Reviews for The Murder of Rosa Luxemburg

The Murder of Rosa Luxemburgis the most painstaking account of the events, drawing on meticulous archival research and interviews with some of the last surviving participants in the events. * rs21 * History repeats itself ""first as tragedy and then as farce"", as Marx said, and Gietinger is good at bringing out the absurdity of the farce that followed the murder. * The Guardian * [Gietinger] tells a gripping if unsavoury tale of collusion, duplicity and mendacity. * Morning Star * Gietinger's book serves as a powerful historical document; a meta-narrative that seeks to right the wrongs of the past. * Times Literary Supplement *