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Socialism In Russia: Lenin and His Legacy, 1890-1991
John Gooding
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Description for Socialism In Russia: Lenin and His Legacy, 1890-1991
Paperback. By paying special attention to the shadow cast by Lenin throughout the entire Soviet era, this text attempts to answer three fundamental questions about the socialist experiment in 20th-century Russia. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 457.
This book asks three fundamental questions about the socialist experiment in twentieth-century Russia: How did Marxist ideas come to be implemented in Russia, a country entirely unsuited to them? Why did the experiment lead to such suffering and upheaval and prove so fruitless? And why did the attempt to return to a proper Marxism/Leninism bring about the rapid collapse of the experiment. In its answers, this book pays special attention to the shadow cast by Lenin throughout the entire Soviet era.
This book asks three fundamental questions about the socialist experiment in twentieth-century Russia: How did Marxist ideas come to be implemented in Russia, a country entirely unsuited to them? Why did the experiment lead to such suffering and upheaval and prove so fruitless? And why did the attempt to return to a proper Marxism/Leninism bring about the rapid collapse of the experiment. In its answers, this book pays special attention to the shadow cast by Lenin throughout the entire Soviet era.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
287
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333972359
SKU
V9780333972359
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About John Gooding
JOHN GOODING is Reader in History at the University of Edinburgh, and the author of Rulers and Subjects: Government and People in Russia, 1801-1991.
Reviews for Socialism In Russia: Lenin and His Legacy, 1890-1991
'Gooding has written a lucid and cogent commentary on the Soviet experiment in socialism, evaluating the various leaders and their policies in the light of how they contributed or detracted from the socialist project. It is an ideal introduction to Soviet history for those who are taking up the subject, and a stimulating interpretation for those who are already familiar ... Read more