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Lenin

Vladimir Ilitch Lenin, who died in 1924 at the age of fifty-four, went through two distinct periods in his life. He spent twenty years in exile dreaming of the revolution and creating his political tool — the Communist Party — with the Russian Revolution happening in his absence. But eight months after the Revolution, in October 1917, he gained total power. Within four years, amidst a society that had previously rejected him, he created the Party for Global Revolution and established the Communist Party. How can the conquest and the preservation of a party's power that originated with only a few thousand members in a country of 140 million people be explained? How can the longevity and the global influence of Leninism be explained? In spite of the horrifying death toll of Lenin's regime — more than 14 million died — one must admit to his political genius. Lenin founded a system of power unprecedented in the history of the twentieth century.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 371
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780841914124
  • Settings
  • Russian Federation
  • Genres
  • russia
  • Release date
  • 2001