Lenin - A Revolutionary Life

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Read is Professor of Modern European History at the University of Warwick. He is author of From Tsar to Soviets: The Russian People and Their Revolution, 1917-21 (1996), Culture and Power in Revolutionary Russia (1990) and The Making and Breaking of the Soviet System (2001). Klappentext Lenin was an enigmatic leader! a resolute and audacious politician who had an immense impact on 20th century history. This biography is a reliable introduction to one of the key figures of the post-Tsarist Russia and the revolution. Zusammenfassung Lenin was an enigmatic leader, a resolute and audacious politician who had an immense impact on twentieth century history. This biography is a fascinating and reliable introduction to one of the key figures of the post-Tsarist Russia and the revolution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Introduction 1. Choosing Revolution 2. Laying the Foundations of Leninism (1896-1902) 3. Constructing Leninism 4. Imperialism, War and Revolution 5. From the Finland Station to the Winter Palace 6. From Classroom to Laboratory - Early Experiments 7. Revolutionary War 8. Re-evaluation, Succession and Testament Conclusion. Further Reading Timeline

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Read, Christopher (University of Warwick Read, Read Christopher
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2005
• EAN: 9780415206488
• ISBN: 978-0-415-20648-8
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Routledge Historical Biographies; Routledge Historical Biographies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Russland, 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), UdSSR, Sowjetunion, Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Russia, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, Politische Führer und Führung, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political leaders & leadership, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, HISTORY / Russia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet