Revolution, Democracy, Socialism
eBook - ePub

Revolution, Democracy, Socialism

Selected Writings of V. I. Lenin

  1. 376 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Revolution, Democracy, Socialism

Selected Writings of V. I. Lenin

About this book

Part of Pluto's 21st birthday series Get Political, which brings essential political writing in a range of fields to a new audience. This is an entirely new collection of Lenin's writing. For the first time it brings together crucial shorter works, to show that Lenin held a life-long commitment to freedom and democracy. Le Blanc has written a comprehensive introduction, which gives an accessible overview of Lenin's life and work, and explains his relevance to political thought today. Lenin has been much maligned in the mainstream, accused of viewing 'man as modeling clay' and of 'social engineering of the most radical kind.' However, in contrast to today's world leaders, who happily turn to violence to achieve their objectives, Lenin believed it impossible to reach his goals 'by any other path than that of political democracy.' This collection will be of immense value to students encountering Lenin for the first time, and those looking for a new interpretation of one of the 20th century's most inspiring figures.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright page
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication page
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Part One: Introductory Essay By Paul Le Blanc
  8. 1 Ten Reasons for Not Reading Lenin
  9. Part Two: Lenin’s Selected Writings, 1895–1923
  10. 2 Marxist Programme and Revolutionary Organisation
  11. 3 Birth of Bolshevism
  12. 4 1905: Challenges of the Revolutionary Upsurge
  13. 5 Creation of the Bolshevik Party
  14. 6 Imperialist War, National Liberation, Revolutionary Democracy
  15. 7 1917 Revolution
  16. 8 World Revolution
  17. 9 Reaching for Socialism, Resisting Bureaucracy
  18. Notes
  19. Index