Why Lenin? Why Stalin?: A Reappraisal Of The Russian Revolution, 1900-1930
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A landmark work in twentieth-century political history, Why Lenin? Why Stalin? presents a sweeping reappraisal of the Russian Revolution and the turbulent decades that followed. Theodore H. Von Laue argues that the rise of Lenin and Stalin was not merely the product of ideological fanaticism, but a response to Russia's desperate struggle to modernise under the crushing pressure of Western power. The work chronicles the social, economic, and political forces that shaped Russia between 1900 and 1930, illustrating how a nation on the periphery of global capitalism was driven toward radical authoritarianism. Written with academic rigour yet accessible prose, Von Laue details the structural conditions that made Bolshevism not just possible, but perhaps inevitable — a bold and enduring thesis that continues to provoke debate among historians of the modern era.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A landmark work in twentieth-century political history, Why Lenin? Why Stalin? presents a sweeping reappraisal of the Russian Revolution and the turbulent decades that followed. Theodore H. Von Laue argues that the rise of Lenin and Stalin was not merely the product of ideological fanaticism, but a response to Russia's desperate struggle to modernise under the crushing pressure of Western power. The work chronicles the social, economic, and political forces that shaped Russia between 1900 and 1930, illustrating how a nation on the periphery of global capitalism was driven toward radical authoritarianism. Written with academic rigour yet accessible prose, Von Laue details the structural conditions that made Bolshevism not just possible, but perhaps inevitable — a bold and enduring thesis that continues to provoke debate among historians of the modern era.
