Lenin: The Practice and Theory of Revolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780333721575)

A political and intellectual biographical study of Lenin which focuses on those aspects of his thought and political activities that had a bearing on the accession of the Bolsheviks to power in Russia in 1917 and the creation of the Soviet state. The book places Lenin in the context of his times and shows his relationship to other socialist thinkers. In particular it locates Lenin within the development of Marxist thought in Russia. Its historiographical chapter reveals the political factors which influenced the way biographies of Lenin were written in the Soviet Union. The book makes extensive use of first-hand materials including sources from the Russian archives.

Author: James D. White
ISBN-10: 0333721578
ISBN-13: 9780333721575
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 03/13/2001
Pages: 262
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.92w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 942