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The dilemmas of Lenin : terrorism, war, empire, love, revolution /

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October 1917 uprising, is one of the most misunderstood leaders of the twentieth century. In his own time, there were many, even among his enemies, who acknowledged the full magnitude of his intellectual and political achievements. But his legacy has been lost in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ali, Tariq (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Brooklyn, New York : Verso, 2017.
Subjects:
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, > 1870-1924.
Lenin, Vladimir Ilʹich, > 1870-1924 > Political and social views.
Revolutionaries > Soviet Union > Biography.
Intellectuals > Soviet Union > Biography.
Heads of state > Soviet Union > Biography.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921.
Russia > Politics and government > 1894-1917.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936.
Revolutions > Philosophy.
Socialism > Philosophy.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: on Lenin
  • Section I. Terrorism and utopia
  • Terrorism versus absolutism
  • Elder brother
  • The younger brother
  • Section II. Internationalism, socialism, empires and war
  • The birth of internationalism
  • Socialism
  • Empires at war
  • Section III. 1917-20: states and revolutions
  • February
  • October
  • Aftermath
  • The Third International
  • Red Army, civil war, military philosophers
  • Section IV. The question of women
  • The first wave
  • The Octobrist women
  • Sunlight and moonlight
  • Section V. The last fight let us face
  • Till the bitter end
  • Friends and enemies
  • Epilogue: On climbing a high mountain, by V.I. Lenin.