{"product_id":"2026600000309-secondhand-lenin-a-biography","title":"Lenin: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 4th pr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - tight. Faded DJ with some moisture damage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of political biography, Lenin: A Biography chronicles the life of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, the revolutionary architect of the Soviet state, from his bourgeois upbringing in provincial Russia to his seizure of power in the October Revolution of 1917 and his turbulent years leading the world's first communist government. Drawing on a wealth of archival sources opened after the fall of the Soviet Union, the biography presents a nuanced and unflinching portrait of a man whose iron will, ideological ferocity, and tactical brilliance reshaped the course of the twentieth century. The narrative details Lenin's years of exile, his mastery of Marxist theory, and his ruthless consolidation of Bolshevik power, never shying away from the violence and repression that defined his rule. Written with scholarly rigor yet propulsive readability, it argues that Lenin was not merely a product of historical forces but a singular individual whose personal choices and uncompromising vision made the Russian Revolution possible — and its aftermath devastating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48792236622043,"sku":"2026600000309-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/bfae219a-1bc8-4ada-a74c-0d8aa7918c66.png?v=1779273735","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026600000309-secondhand-lenin-a-biography","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}