num_pages: 272
description: One hundred years after the Russian Revolution iek shows why Lenins thought is still important today V. I. Lenins originality and importance as a revolutionary leader is most often associated with the seizure of power in 1917. But in this new study and collection of Lenins original texts Slavoj iek argues that his true greatness can be better grasped in the last two years of his political life. Russia had survived foreign invasion embargo and a terrifying civil war as well as internal revolts such as the one at Kronstadt in 1921. But the new state was exhausted isolated and disorientated. As the anticipated world revolution receded into the distance new paths had to be charted if the Soviet state was to survive.With his characteristic brio and provocative insight iek suggests that Lenins courage as a thinker can be found in his willingness to face this reality of retreat unflinchingly. In todays world characterized by political turbulence economic crises and geopolitical tensions we should revisit Lenins combination of sober lucidity and revolutionary determination.
language: English
title: The Day After the Revolution
publisher: Verso