Lenin : genesis and development of a revolutionary / Rolf H.W. Theen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theen, Rolf H. W., 1937- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heads of state--Soviet Union--Biography.

Heads of state.

Lenin, Vladimir Ilich, 1870-1924.

Lenin, Vladimir Ilich.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1979.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This study shows how Lenin's life was permanently altered at the age of seventeen by the execution of his brother Alexander, his transformation from a model student in secondary school into a revolutionary at the university, his fascination with Chernyshevsky, and his long involvement with the Jacobin wing of the revolutionary movement.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

EDITOR'S PREFACE

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

1. FAMILY, CHILDHOOD, AND YOUTH

2. APPRENTICESHIP IN REVOLUTION

3. THE SEARCH FOR A THEORY OF REVOLUTION

4. THE QUEST FOR POWER

5. SUCCESS AND FAILURE

NOTES

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [183]-188.

ISBN:

9781400854394

1400854393

OCLC:

899261134