Reconstructing Lenin: An Intellectual Biography
by Tamás Krausz
Chris Newlove
Tamás Krausz, Hungarian activist and theorist, avoids the twin pitfalls of Stalinism and Cold War propaganda in his in-depth study of Lenin.
Rather than the standard chronological approach Krausz outlines Lenin’s politics thematically. After a concise biographical sketch the book highlights the importance of Lenin’s analysis of Russian capitalism in the future development of his politics.
Excellent chapters follow on his theory of imperialism and national liberation, the Bolsheviks’ fight against anti-Semitism during the civil war and the difficult choices made during the violence of the counterrevolution.
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