Lenin for Beginners
- ISBN-10
- 1874166234
- ISBN-13
- 9781874166238
- Category
- Soviet Union
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-01
- Authors
- Oscar Zarate, Richard Appignanesi
Description
Lenin is the key to understanding the Russian Revolution. His dream was the creation of the world's first Socialist state. It was a short-lived dream that became a nightmare when Stalin rose to absolute power in 1929.
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