Lenin and the Making of the Soviet State - A Brief History with Documents

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870 - 1924) led the first successful revolt against market-based liberal democracy and founded the Soviet State in 1917, serving as the new nation s chief architect and sole ruler for the next five years. This collection of primary sources allows readers to learn about Lenin through his own words and emphasizes Lenin s actions rather than his ideology. Jeffrey Brooks and Georgiy Chernyavskiy have translated newly available documents that make it possible to provide a more accurate portrait of a ruthless political strategist whose actions created a new political, economic, social, and cultural system that in its heyday challenged the military, technological, and cultural might of the United States. Document headnotes, a chronology, questions for consideration, and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support and encourage students to analyze the actions and beliefs of a man who transformed world history and whose legacy continues to affect social and political movements throughout the world.

About the author

Jeffrey Brooks is Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University.

Summary

Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870 - 1924) led the first successful revolt against market-based liberal democracy and founded the Soviet State in 1917, serving as the new nation s chief architect and sole ruler for the next five years.

Product details

• Authors: Na Na
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349736188
• ISBN: 978-1-349-73618-8
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 10 mm x 216 mm
• Illustrations: XIV, 176 p.
• Series: The Bedford Series in History and Culture; The Bedford Series in History and Culture
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries; B, Political Science, Political History, History: specific events and topics, Political science and theory, Palgrave History Collection, Political Leadership, Political leaders and leadership