In this biography the author fills in the gap left by political, economic and social historians and describes the personality of one of the most dedicated and single-minded political leaders of the 20th century. Ronald Clark is also the biographer of Bertrand Russell, Einstein...
Lenin's impact on the course of 20th-century history can hardly be overestimated. Without his dominance and ruthlessly single-minded pursuit of Marxist goals, the pivotal October Revolution of 1917 would not have succeeded.