Cover of Building the Party: Lenin 1893-1914 (Vol. 1)

Building the Party: Lenin 1893-1914 (Vol. 1)

The Russian Revolution of 1917 was one of the pivotal events in world history, and the Russian Bolshevik Party played a central role in that revolution. This book by British socialist Tony Cliff (1917-2000) traces the building of that party and, in particular, the work of its main architect, Lenin.

Setting
Russia
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 360 pages

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