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21%OFFLars T. Lih - Lenin - 9781861897930 - V9781861897930
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Lenin

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Description for Lenin Paperback. Lars T. Lih gives a non-partisan,vivid portrait and a striking new interpretation of a key revolutionary thinker and founder of the Soviet Union, Lenin, and shows that underneath the sharp polemics, Lenin was more a romantic enthusiast than a sour pragmatist. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, 55. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Lenin (1870-1924) was the leader of the communist Bolshevik party and founder of the Soviet Union. He was a key revolutionary thinker and a man who, at one time, lived in exile for his political views and survived several assassination attempts. The standard view of Lenin portrays him as a pessimist with a dismissive view of the revolutionary potential of the workers. In Lenin, Lars T. Lih presents a striking new interpretation, revealing that underneath the sharp polemics, Lenin was more a romantic enthusiast than a sour pragmatist, who imposed meaning on the whirlwind of events going on around him: ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861897930
SKU
V9781861897930
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About Lars T. Lih
Lars T. Lih is an independent scholar based in Montreal, Canada, who has written many articles on soviet history. He is the author of Bread and Authority in Russia, 1914-1921 (1990), co-editor of The Stalin-Molotov Letters, 1925-1936 (1995) and Lenin Rediscovered: 'What is to be Done?' In Context (2006).

Reviews for Lenin
'Lars T Lih's short biography is hardly Why Lenin was right , although it is no less dramatic for that. Lih advances some seldom-heard historical and political arguments in an unassuming, informative way ... This excellent book advises us not to congratulate ourselves on our hindsight.' - Owen Hatherley, The Guardian 'The book is aimed at a ... Read more

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