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Title: The Bolsheviks: The Intellectual and Political History of the Triumph of Communism in Russia by Adam Bruno Ulam ISBN: 0-674-07830-6 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Detailed history of Lenin and the Bolsheviks
Comment: I read this book for a class to get an understanding of Lenin's influence on the Russian Revolution. This book is very detailed and not for someone who doesn't understand what the Bolsheviks were rebelling against. Little background is given on the Tsar's reign and the problems associated with autocratic rule. The story is never presented from the Tsar's side. What the reader does receive is a detailed account of Lenin's private and political life. Lenin was full of contradictions and paradoxes that were reflected in Communism. It was almost as though his influence was so powerful that the political culture reflected his egnimatic personality. In addition to being a fine intellectual biography of the man, Ulam's text details all the political movements that competed with Lenin in addition to highlighting the beginnings of the Stalin era.
Ulam writes well and is interesting to read. As a lay reader I found all the details sometimes overwhelming, and I had to do additional research to understand the issues that the Bolsheviks were responding to. As a non-scholar, I found this book readable and memorable.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good biography of Lenin
Comment: Anyone interested in a good biography of Lenin written from a non-Communist slant should pick this up. Its amazing that this book, written in the '60s, required no revisions upon being re-published in 1998.
This book is a critical look at the life and career of V.I. Lenin. It is not entirely one-sided, however, and the author generally does a good job of putting events in their proper perspective. Those considering buying the more well-known Lenin biography written by Dimitri Volkogonov would do well to read this instead. It is far superior in every respect.
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Title: Stalin : The Man and His Era by Adam B. Ulam ISBN: 080707005X Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1987 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Stalin in Power: The Revolution from Above, 1928-1941 by Robert C. Tucker ISBN: 0393308693 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: April, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Khrushchev: The Man and His Era by William Taubman ISBN: 0393051447 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Let History Judge by Roy Medvedev, George Shriver ISBN: 0231063512 Publisher: Columbia University Press Pub. Date: 15 May, 1989 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Icon and the Axe : An Interpretive History of Russian Culture by James Billington ISBN: 0394708466 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 December, 1970 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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