Wendel, H. August Bebel, 1924. In Russian.

Вендель Герман. Август Бебель. / Пер. с 3-го нем. изд. В. Н. Розанова.
Петроград : Т-во «Книга», 1924.
96 с. Мягкая издательская обложка, обычный формат. Тираж 3000 экз.
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Wendel, Hermann. August Bebel (Avgust Bebel). / Translation from the 3rd German edition by V. N. Rozanov.
Petrograd : Tova-vo "Kniga," 1924.
96 pp. Softcover, standard format. Print run: 3,000 copies. In Russian.

This 1924 biography, published in Petrograd shortly after the end of the Russian Civil War, is a concise and authoritative account of the life of August Bebel (1840–1913). Written by the prominent German social-democratic historian Hermann Wendel, this edition was translated by V. N. Rozanov to serve as an educational resource for the burgeoning Soviet proletariat.
August Bebel was a titan of the international labor movement and a co-founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). A former turner who rose to become a long-standing member of the Reichstag, Bebel was often referred to as the "Counter-Emperor" (Gegenkaiser) for his immense influence and moral authority over the German working class. Wendel’s biography traces Bebel’s journey from his early organizational work in Saxony to his leadership in the fight against Bismarck’s Anti-Socialist Laws.
A significant portion of the work touches upon Bebel’s legacy as a pioneering theorist of feminism. His seminal work, "Woman and Socialism," became a global sensation, arguing that the social emancipation of women was inextricably linked to the abolition of private property. This 1924 Petrograd edition reflects the early Soviet state's deep respect for Bebel as a precursor to the 1917 Revolution and a key figure in the history of Marxist social democracy.
The booklet was issued by the "Kniga" Partnership in a limited run of 3,000 copies. Its modest softcover production is characteristic of the early NEP (New Economic Policy) period, where accessibility and ideological education were prioritized over luxury.
For historians of the socialist movement, collectors of early Soviet political literature, and those interested in the history of feminism, this century-old biography remains a poignant testament to the international solidarity of the labor movement.