Lenin: The Compulsive Revolutionary
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
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Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
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A rigorous and penetrating work of political biography, Lenin: The Compulsive Revolutionary by Stefan T. Possony presents a searching psychological and historical portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and founder of the Soviet state. Possony argues that Lenin was driven not merely by ideological conviction but by a deep, almost pathological compulsion to seize and wield power, reshaping Marxist theory as a tool for personal and political domination. Drawing on extensive historical research, the biography chronicles Lenin's rise from obscure radical agitator to the most consequential revolutionary of the twentieth century, tracing the strategic ruthlessness and iron discipline that defined his leadership. Written with the analytical authority of a seasoned Cold War scholar, Possony's account is unflinching in its critique, illustrating how Lenin's methods laid the groundwork for the totalitarian machinery that would define Soviet rule for decades. This is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the ideological and psychological origins of modern communism.
Author: Stefan T. Possony
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, George Allen & Unwin Ltd
Genre: Biography
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
A rigorous and penetrating work of political biography, Lenin: The Compulsive Revolutionary by Stefan T. Possony presents a searching psychological and historical portrait of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the architect of the Bolshevik Revolution and founder of the Soviet state. Possony argues that Lenin was driven not merely by ideological conviction but by a deep, almost pathological compulsion to seize and wield power, reshaping Marxist theory as a tool for personal and political domination. Drawing on extensive historical research, the biography chronicles Lenin's rise from obscure radical agitator to the most consequential revolutionary of the twentieth century, tracing the strategic ruthlessness and iron discipline that defined his leadership. Written with the analytical authority of a seasoned Cold War scholar, Possony's account is unflinching in its critique, illustrating how Lenin's methods laid the groundwork for the totalitarian machinery that would define Soviet rule for decades. This is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the ideological and psychological origins of modern communism.