Format:
1 online resource (238 pages)
ISBN:
9781780230030
Series Statement:
Critical Lives Ser
Content:
After Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) is the man most associated with communism and its influence and reach around the world. Lenin was the leader of the communist Bolshevik party during the October 1917 revolution in Russia, and he subsequently headed the Soviet state until 1924, bringing stability to the region and establishing a socialist economic and political system. In Lenin, Lars T. Lih presents a striking new interpretation of Lenin's political beliefs and strategies. Until now, Lenin has been portrayed as a pessimist with a dismissive view of the revolutionary potential of the workers. However, Lih reveals that underneath the sharp polemics, Lenin was actually a romantic enthusiast rather than a sour pragmatist, one who imposed meaning on the whirlwind of events going on around him. This concise and unique biography is based on wide-ranging new research that puts Lenin into the context both of Russian society and of the international socialist movement of the early twentieth century. It also sets the development of Lenin's political outlook firmly within the framework of his family background and private life. In addition, the book's images, which are taken from contemporary photographs, posters, and drawings, illustrate the features of Lenin's world and time. A vivid, non-ideological portrait, Lenin is an essential look at one of the key figures of modern history.
Content:
Lenin Cover -- Imprint page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Another Way -- 2. The Merger of Socialism and the Worker Movement -- 3. A People's Revolution -- 4. Three Train Rides -- 5. Beyond the 'Textbook à la Kautsky' -- Epilogue -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements.
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Lenin Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Another Way; 2. The Merger of Socialism and the Worker Movement; 3. A People's Revolution; 4. Three Train Rides; 5. Beyond the 'Textbook à la Kautsky'; Epilogue; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements;
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781861897930
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781861897930
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=850995
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