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Lenin Rediscovered
What Is to Be Done? In Context
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Lars Lih's 'Lenin Rediscovered' reexamines Lenin's 1902 pamphlet What Is to Be Done by placing it in the political, polemical, and international context of early 20th-century social democracy.
The book argues that Lenin was an Erfurtian Russian social democrat who was optimistic about the working class and sought to adapt the German SPD model to Russia.
It provides extensive commentary, a new translation of the 1902 text, and detailed analysis of debates within Russian social democracy.
Lih challenges the dominant 'textbook' interpretation that views Lenin as anti-worker and proto-authoritarian, emphasizing instead his emphasis on political freedom and confidence in workers.
The work is a major scholarly contribution to understanding Lenin's outlook and the significance of What Is to Be Done.
The book argues that Lenin was an Erfurtian Russian social democrat who was optimistic about the working class and sought to adapt the German SPD model to Russia.
It provides extensive commentary, a new translation of the 1902 text, and detailed analysis of debates within Russian social democracy.
Lih challenges the dominant 'textbook' interpretation that views Lenin as anti-worker and proto-authoritarian, emphasizing instead his emphasis on political freedom and confidence in workers.
The work is a major scholarly contribution to understanding Lenin's outlook and the significance of What Is to Be Done.
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[Audiobook] Lenin Rediscovered: Introduction
