Morris Slavin (1913–2006) was a scholar of the
French Revolution, a
Marxisthistorian, and an early American
Trotskyist activist between the 1930s and 1950s. Slavin was born in
Kiev but lived primarily in
Youngstown,
Ohio. Slavin taught for many years at
Youngstown State University and his books made a significant contribution to the understanding of the French Revolution in the "history from below" style established by
Albert Soboul.[1]
Books
The French Revolution in Miniature: Section Droits-de-L'Homme, 1789-1795, Princeton, 1984.