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The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution
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The Dilemmas of Lenin: Terrorism, War, Empire, Love, Revolution
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Overview
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, leader of the October 1917 uprising, is one of the most misunderstood leaders of the twentieth century. In his own time, there were many, even among his enemies, who acknowledged the full magnitude of his intellectual and political achievements. But his legacy has been lost in misinterpretation; he is worshipped but rarely read.
On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Tariq Ali explores the two major influences on Lenin’s thought—the turbulent history of Tsarist Russia and the birth of the international labour movement—and explains how Lenin confronted dilemmas that still cast a shadow over the present. Is terrorism ever a viable strategy? Is support for imperial wars ever justified? Can politics be made without a party? Was the seizure of power in 1917 morally justified? Should he have parted company from his wife and lived with his lover?
In The Dilemmas of Lenin, Ali provides an insightful portrait of Lenin’s deepest preoccupations and underlines the clarity and vigour of his theoretical and political formulations. He concludes with an affecting account of Lenin’s last two years, when he realized that “we knew nothing” and insisted that the revolution had to be renewed lest it wither and die.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781786631114 |
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Publisher: | Verso Books |
Publication date: | 04/24/2018 |
Pages: | 384 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.30(d) |
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: On Lenin 1
Section 1 Terrorism And Utopia
1 Terrorism versus Absolutism 27
2 The Elder Brother 59
3 The Younger Brother 69
Section 2 Internationalism, Socialism, Empires And War
4 The Birth of Internationalism 91
5 Socialism 115
6 Empires at War 129
Section 3 1917-1920: States And Revolutions
7 February 149
8 October 175
9 The Aftermath 187
10 The Third International 203
11 Red Army, Civil War, Military Philosophers 216
Section 4 The Question Of Women
12 The First Wave 243
13 The Octobrist Women 261
14 Sunlight and Moonlight 282
Section 5 The Last Fight Let Us Face
15 Till the Bitter End 303
16 Friends and Enemies 326
Epilogue: On Climbing a High Mountain, by V. I. Lenin 339
Glossary of Personal Names 343
Further Reading 351
Index 355