Lenin : the man, the dictator, and the master of terror

The Resource Lenin : the man, the dictator, and the master of terror
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Lenin : the man, the dictator, and the master of terror
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the man, the dictator, and the master of terror
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Victor Sebestyen
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Language
eng
Summary
"Since the birth of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin has been viewed as a controversial figure, revered and reviled for his rigid political ideals. He continues to fascinate as a man who made history, and created the first Communist state, a model that would later be imitated by nearly half the countries in the world. This biography is not only a political examination of one of the most important historical figures of the twentieth century, but a portrait of Lenin the man. Lenin was someone who loved nature, hunting, fishing and could identify hundreds of species of plants, a despotic ruler whose closest ties and friendships were with women. The long-suppressed story of the complex love triangle Lenin had with his wife, and his mistress and comrade, reveals a different character to the coldly one-dimensional figure of the legend. Sebestyen also reveals Lenin as a ruthless and single-minded despot and a product of his time and place: a violent, tyrannical and corrupt Russia."--
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Biography type
individual biography
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DLC
Dewey number
  • 947.0841092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DK254.L4
LC item number
S34 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
adult

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