The Dilemmas Of Lenin. Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: Verso Books
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2017
Edition: First Edition

Description: 373 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The secret life of the man who reshaped RussiaVladimir 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 misinterpretation; he is worshipped but rarely read.On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali explores the two major influences on Lenins thought—the turbulent history of Tsarist Russia and the birth of the international labour movement—and explains how Lenin confronted dilemmas that still cast a shadow over the present. Is terrorism ever a viable strategy Is support for imperial wars ever justified Can politics be made without a party Was the seizure of power in 1917 morally justified Should he have parted company from his wife and lived with his loverIn The Dilemmas of Lenin , Ali provides an insightful portrait of Lenins deepest preoccupations and underlines the clarity and vigour of his theoretical and political formulations. He concludes with an affecting account of Lenins last two years, when he realized that “we knew nothing and insisted that the revolution had to be renewed lest it wither and die.

ISBN: 9781786631107