Lenin''s Jewish Question

Klappentext In this first examination of Lenin's genealogical and political connections to East European Jews, Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern reveals the broad cultural meanings of indisputable evidence that Lenin's maternal grandfather was a Jew. He examines why and how Lenin's Jewish relatives converted to Christianity, explains how Lenin's vision of Russian Marxism shaped his identity, and explores Lenin's treatment of party colleagues of Jewish origin and the Jewish Question in Europe. Petrovsky-Shtern also uncovers the continuous efforts of the Soviet communists to suppress Lenin's Jewishness and the no less persistent attempts of Russian extremists to portray Lenin as a Jew. In this fascinating book, Petrovsky-Shtern expands our understanding not only of Lenin, but also of Russian and Soviet handling of the Jewish Question. Zusammenfassung An examination of Lenin's genealogical and political connections to East European Jews. It reveals the broad cultural meanings of indisputable evidence that Lenin's maternal grandfather was a Jew. It also examines why and how Lenin's Jewish relatives converted to Christianity! and explains how Lenin's vision of Russian Marxism shaped his identity.

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• Authors: Yohanan Petrovsky, PETROVSKY SHTERN YOHANAN, Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, Petrovsky-Shtern Yohanan
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.09.2010
• EAN: 9780300152104
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15210-4
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Russian Revolution, HISTORY / Jewish, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, 1917–1923 (Russian Revolutionary period), HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions