In 1922 and 1923, V.I. Lenin, central leader of the world’s first socialist revolution, waged what was to be his last political battle. At stake was whether that revolution, and the international movement it led, would remain on the proletarian course that had brought workers and peasants to power in October 1917.
Indispensable to understanding how the privileged caste led by Stalin arose and the consequences for the class struggle in the 20th and 21st centuries.
What People Are Saying
“Supports the argument against the thesis that Stalinism was the direct projection of Leninism.”
“These are the writings that the mortally ill leader of the revolution and the state wrote while he had already been placed under political quarantine.”
“For comprehensive subject collections.”
“Some of the issues he addressed were: how to forge a union of workers and peasants republics….Many of the documents were suppressed by Joseph Stalin’s regime for more than 30 years.”
“This condensed version of tumultuous occurrences is very well chronicled and authenticated.”
“A fascinating read for anyone who is intrigued in studying this major power in history.”
“It is certainly welcome to draw attention once again to these final speeches and writings of Lenin.
“He argued that Russia should respect the rights of the independent republics (Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, etc.). ‘I declare war to the death on dominant national chauvinism.’”
“The collection aims to demonstrate that Lenin was opposed to the trajectory that the politically victorious Stalin and his allies were to embark upon following Lenin’s death.”