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Lenin the Dictator
- An Intimate Portrait
- Narrated by: Jonathan Aris
- Length: 20 hrs
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Publisher's Summary
Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the 20th century. In Russia, to this day, Lenin inspires adulation. Everywhere he continues to fascinate as a man who made history and who created a new kind of state that would later be imitated by nearly half the countries in the world.
Lenin believed that 'the political is the personal', and while in no way ignoring his political life, Sebestyen's focus will be on Lenin the man - a man who loved nature almost as much as he loved making revolution and whose closest ties and friendships were with women. The long-suppressed story of his ménage a trois with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and his mistress and comrade, Inessa Armand, reveals a different character to the coldly one-dimensional figure of legend. Told through the prism of Lenin's key relationships, Sebestyen's lively biography casts a new light the Russian Revolution, one of the great turning points of modern history.
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- Laverdm
- 2023-07-25
EXCELLENT
Must read to understand current Russian tragedy.
I loved the narrator style and the writing is impeccable! I will absolutely recommend it!
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- Von Nyala
- 2022-08-20
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Very detailed and well researched book. Great insights into life in Russia. Highly recommended and essential reading.
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