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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.
This new biography of Stalin offers an accessible and up-to-date
representation of one of the twentieth-century's defining figures,
as well as new insights, analysis and illumination to deepen our
understanding of his actions, intentions and the nature of the
power that he wielded. Christopher Read examines Stalin's
contribution to and impact on Russian and world events in the first
half of the twentieth century. The biography brings together the
avalanche of sources and scholarship which followed the collapse of
the system Stalin constructed, including the often neglected
writings and speeches of Stalin himself. In addition to a detailed
narrative and analysis of Stalin's rule, chapters also cover his
early years and humble beginnings in a small town at a remote
outpost of the Russian Empire, his role in the revolution, his
relationships with Lenin, Trotsky and others in the 1920s, and his
rise to become one of the most powerful figures in human history.
The book closes with an account of Stalin's afterlife and legacy,
both in the immediate aftermath of his death and in the decades
since. This concise account of Stalin's life is the perfect
introduction for students of modern Russian history.
This new biography of Stalin offers an accessible and up-to-date
representation of one of the twentieth-century's defining figures,
as well as new insights, analysis and illumination to deepen our
understanding of his actions, intentions and the nature of the
power that he wielded. Christopher Read examines Stalin's
contribution to and impact on Russian and world events in the first
half of the twentieth century. The biography brings together the
avalanche of sources and scholarship which followed the collapse of
the system Stalin constructed, including the often neglected
writings and speeches of Stalin himself. In addition to a detailed
narrative and analysis of Stalin's rule, chapters also cover his
early years and humble beginnings in a small town at a remote
outpost of the Russian Empire, his role in the revolution, his
relationships with Lenin, Trotsky and others in the 1920s, and his
rise to become one of the most powerful figures in human history.
The book closes with an account of Stalin's afterlife and legacy,
both in the immediate aftermath of his death and in the decades
since. This concise account of Stalin's life is the perfect
introduction for students of modern Russian history.
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 centre 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 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 agitprop
means; his relationship to Marxism; his changing class analysis of
Russia; and his "populist" instincts. This biography is a useful
introduction to one of the key figures of the Russian Revolution
and post-tsarist Russia.
Christopher Read takes students through the history of the Stalin years, covering the key points of his rule from the late 1920s to the post-war years, using post-Soviet articles which provide more balanced and scholarly assessments of the leader's time in power. Taken together with Read's own contributions, which include an up-to-date historiographic survey, they constitute a complex and dynamic history of the central features of a terrible era.
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