Interviews Given to Foreign Correspondents
by V. I. Lenin (Interviewee)
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I read this at a time when I was trying to educate myself a bit more on Russian politics. Having grown up in the Cold War era, I, of course, had no easy access to anything other than propaganda against the Russians in the suburban American enviroment. As for what Lenin sd? Given that I'm writing this 32 yrs later, I don't really remember. No doubt it was full of strong & thoughtful words for the good of the people, blah, blah, blah. In the end, Lenin was just another politician - wch we need like a hole in the head. Wch is, of course, exactly what many people get when they disagree w/ politicians who get the power they want - whether they be American or Russian or whatever.
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Creator of the former Soviet Union, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (family name Ulianov) was born on April 10, 1870 in Simbirsk (later Ulianovsk), Russia, the son of a schools inspector. Lenin received upper class education and obtained a law degree in 1891, but he was moved to oppose the czarist Russian government, partly due to the execution of his show more brother, Alexander, who had participated in a plot to assassinate the Russian emperor. For taking part in revolutionary activities, Lenin was eventually imprisoned, publishing his work, The Development of Capitalism in Russia, from prison in 1899. Three years later, his pamphlet "What Is to Be Done" became the model for Communist philosophy. Lenin helped the Bolshevist movement that overthrew the czarist government and brought an end to Russia's war against Germany. As head of the new government, he put land in the hands of the peasants and brought industry under government control. An assassination attempt in 1918 wounded him, and two strokes in 1922 forced him to severely curtail government duty. He retreated to his country home in Gorki, where he died on January 21, 1924. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1970
- People/Characters
- Vladimir Lenin
- Important places
- Russia (as R.S.F.S.R.)
- Epigraph
- Workers of All Countries, Unite!
Lenin - Dedication
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- First words
- We believe the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies at the present moment represents the majority of the workers and soldiers.
Interview given to E. Torniainen April 23 (May 6), 1917. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)That would be a mistake.
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- Russian
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- 327.47 — Society, government, & culture Political science International Relations: Spies Europe Russia and Eastern Europe
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- DK266.5 .L2813 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics – Poland History of Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics History Soviet regime, 1918-1991
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