Lenin's Terror: The Ideological Origins of Early Soviet State Violence

by James Ryan and James Ryan

Book Overview

This book explores the development of Lenin's thinking on violence throughout his career, from the last years of the Tsarist regime in Russia through to the 1920s and the New Economic Policy, and provides an important assessment of the significance of ideological factors for understanding Soviet state violence as directed by the Bolshevik leadership during its first years in power. It highlights the impact of the First World War, in particular...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138815683
• ISBN13: 9781138815681
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"