Lenin and the Making of the Soviet State
A Brief History with Documents
1st Edition
Published on 30. April 2016
XIV, 176 pages
978-1-137-06161-4 (ISBN)
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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.
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Jeffrey Brooks | Georgiy Chernyavskiy
Lenin and the Making of the Soviet State
A Brief History with Documents
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11/2006
Palgrave MacMillan
€79.80
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Jeffrey Brooks
is Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University.
