The Dilemmas of Lenin
Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution
(Sprache: Englisch)
At the end of his life, Lenin wrote 'we didn't know everything', acknowledging the dilemmas he faced on the road to revolution in 1917, and beyond. In this brilliant exploration of the crises that Lenin overcame, the decisions he made, and actions that he...
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At the end of his life, Lenin wrote 'we didn't know everything', acknowledging the dilemmas he faced on the road to revolution in 1917, and beyond. In this brilliant exploration of the crises that Lenin overcame, the decisions he made, and actions that he took, Tariq Ali reveals an insightful political portrait of this most exemplary leader.
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On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali paints an illuminating portrait of Lenin"Without Lenin there would have been no socialist revolution in 1917. Of this much we can be certain."
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 misinterpretation; he is worshipped but rarely read.
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali explores the two major influences on Lenin's 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 lover?
In The Dilemmas of Lenin, Ali provides an insightful portrait of Lenin's deepest preoccupations and underlines the clarity and vigour of his theoretical and political formulations. He concludes with an affecting account of Lenin's last two years, when he realized that "we knew nothing" and insisted that the revolution had to be renewed lest it wither and die.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Tariq Ali
- 2017, 384 Seiten, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Verso Books
- ISBN-10: 1786631105
- ISBN-13: 9781786631107
Sprache:
Englisch
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