num_pages: 262
description: This political and intellectual biographical study of Lenin focuses on 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 that 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.
language: English
title: Lenin: The Practice and Theory of Revolution
titlecomplete: Lenin: The Practice and Theory of Revolution (European History in Perspective, 37)
genres: Biography, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 7
series: European History in Perspective
publisher: Red Globe Press