Lenin
A Biography
$55.37
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2010
Summary
The critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of Trotsky, Stalin and Comrades.
Lenin is a colossal figure whose influence on twentieth-century history cannot be underestimated. Robert Service has written a calmly authoritative biography on this seemingly unknowable figure. Making use of recently opened archives, he has been able to piece together the private as well as the public life, giving the first complete pictur…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780330518383 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0330518380 |
| Author: | Robert Service |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Pan Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Edition: | Reprints |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 424g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Lenin’s life was politics, but Service has succeeded in keeping Lenin the man in focus throughout … This book deserves a place among the best studies of one of the most fascinating figures in modern history – Harold Shukman, The Times
Immensely scholarly but also vivid and readable. This is a splendid book, much the best that I have ever read about Lenin … I was overwhelmed by the power and vividness of this portrait – Dominic Lieven, Sunday Telegraph
He has managed skilfully to depict the surreal life of an obsessive, brilliant and stubborn individual * The Guardian *
Robert Service
Robert Service is the author of Stalin: A Biography and Russia: Experiment with a People and is the author of numerous other books on Russian history, including History of Twentieth Century Russia.
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