Lenin's Electoral Strategy from 1907 to the October Revolution of 1917: The Ballot, the Streets--Or Both

ISBN-13: 9781137393784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 281 str.

Jr. August H. Nimtz

Opis

This is the first book length study of the sorely neglected side of Lenin's politics-his use of the electoral arena to shape a revolution. This aspect of Leninist politics was intimately linked to his better known party-building project and writings on the

Recenzje

"Provides an impressively detailed account of the work of the Bolsheviks in the Russian par-liament, the Duma, during the pre-revolutionary period. ... Nimtz's book also shows Lenin's great commitment to democracy, in the face of the common right wing smears against him as an elitist or a despot. ... This is a thorough and readable summary of Lenin's work on elections and the nature of parliaments." (Richard Donnelly, International Socialism, Issue 157, 2018)

Spis treści

1. 'Legal and Illegal Work': The Third Duma 2. 'To Prepare for a New Russian Revolution': The Fourth Duma 3. 'The Great War,' 1917, and Beyond 4. Conclusion

O autorze

August H. Nimtz is Professor of Political Science and African American and African Studies and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Marx and Engels: Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough (2000), Marx, Tocqueville, and Race in America: The 'Absolute Democracy' or 'Defiled Republic' (2003), and a number of related articles in edited volumes and journals.