Lenin: Genesis And Development Of A Revolutionary
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in modern history have reshaped the world with such seismic force as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, and Rolf H. W. Theen's scholarly biography, Lenin: Genesis and Development of a Revolutionary, sets out to understand the man before the myth. Theen chronicles Lenin's formative years with meticulous precision, tracing the psychological, intellectual, and political forces that forged one of the twentieth century's most consequential revolutionaries — from the trauma of his brother's execution to the ideological crucible of Tsarist Russia. Theen argues with compelling authority that Lenin's revolutionary identity was not an inevitable product of history, but a carefully constructed and fiercely driven transformation. Drawing on deep archival research, the work presents a portrait that is as analytically rigorous as it is humanly revealing, illuminating the inner life behind the iron will. For anyone seeking to understand how ordinary beginnings can produce extraordinary — and devastating — historical consequences, this biography offers an indispensable and unsettling key.
Author: Rolf H. W. Theen
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few figures in modern history have reshaped the world with such seismic force as Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, and Rolf H. W. Theen's scholarly biography, Lenin: Genesis and Development of a Revolutionary, sets out to understand the man before the myth. Theen chronicles Lenin's formative years with meticulous precision, tracing the psychological, intellectual, and political forces that forged one of the twentieth century's most consequential revolutionaries — from the trauma of his brother's execution to the ideological crucible of Tsarist Russia. Theen argues with compelling authority that Lenin's revolutionary identity was not an inevitable product of history, but a carefully constructed and fiercely driven transformation. Drawing on deep archival research, the work presents a portrait that is as analytically rigorous as it is humanly revealing, illuminating the inner life behind the iron will. For anyone seeking to understand how ordinary beginnings can produce extraordinary — and devastating — historical consequences, this biography offers an indispensable and unsettling key.