Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was an enigmatic leader, a resolute and audacious politician who had an immense impact on 20th century world history. Lenin's life and career have been at the center of much ideological debate for decades. The post-Soviet era has seen a revived interest and re-evaluation of the Russian Revolution and Lenin's legacy. This new biography gives a fresh and original account of Lenin's personal life and political career. Christopher Read draws on a broad range of primary and secondary sources, making use of archive material made available in the Glasnost and post-Soviet eras. Focal points of this study are Lenin's revolutionary ascetic personality; his exploitation of cultural, educational and propaganda means; his relationship to Marxism; his changing class analysis of Russia; and his "populist" instincts. This biography is an excellent and reliable introduction to one of the key figures of the Russian Revolution and post-tsarist Russia.

Author: Read, Christopher
Publisher: Routledge
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Lenin
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2005-04-29
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780415206495
Category: Biography & Autobiography : Historical - General
Category: History : Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Category: Education : Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities