In this post, we will see the biography of Ernesto “Che” Guevara by I. R. Lavretsky.  Che perhaps is the most iconic face of a revolutionary, and indeed in deed he was a revolutionary at heart till his untimely and gruesome death.

About the book:

This book by I. R. Lavretsky, Dr. Sc. (Hist.), Is concerned with the life and activities of the outstanding revolutionary and fighter for the national liberation of the Latin American peoples Ernesto Che Guevara. The author makes use of numerous documents, press Items, notes from personal conversations with friends, relatives and comrades-in-arms of Che Guevara, as well as a wealth of photographs.

The book was translated from the Russian by A. B. Eklof and was designed by V. An. The book was first published by Progress Publishers in 1976.

Original scan by IA user Thomas Mrett. We cleaned, OCRed, bookmarked the scan.

The Internet Archive link.

Contents

THE ROAD TO THE “GRANMA”

First Steps

Character Formation

A Lost Battle

The “Granma”

SIERRA MAESTRA

Fighting in the Mountains

The Daily Life of a Guerrilla

Through Santa Clara to Havana

“PATRIA 0 MUERTE”

In the Whirlwind of Revolution

The World of Socialism

A Shock Worker for Communism

“Cuba Si, Yanqui No!”

“BOLIVIAN DIARY”

A Mysterious Disappearance

The Camp on the Nancahuasu River

And Again the Thunder of Battle

On the Other Side of the Barricades

The Immortal Cause of Revolution

LANDMARKS IN THE LIFE OF ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA