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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
A decent and brief introduction to the basics of Leninism, but not much else. I'd probably just prefer reading Lenin himself, but it is definitely a useful pamphlet to orientate the reader and give a leg up.
edit: embarrassing that I wrote this. I've changed my mind since. Just read Lenin, don't bother with this.
edit: embarrassing that I wrote this. I've changed my mind since. Just read Lenin, don't bother with this.
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Realized I had some liberal tendencies that I didn't even know about. Quite informative I'm glad I read it. Im surprised its so accessible and easy to read, i wish I read it sooner.
challenging
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Stalin is a great writer and managed to make the topic very engaging and informative.
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A really insightful overview of Leninist philosophy. Too bad the author ate all the grain and paid the sky not to rain
An astounding, critical, and necessary read for every communist. Stalin does to Lenin what Lenin did to Marx: expanded his thoughts and practice, synthesized them, and put them into historical perspective.
What I mean is this: Stalin notes that Leninism came from Lenin applying Marxism to a time of imperialism in pre-revolutionary Russia. Now while it is true that Lenin lived 5 years after the Bolshevik Revolution, he still died young, perhaps before he could apply Marxism to the gradually-developing USSR. Stalin steps in and does this adequately, going back to the core of Marxism, outlining its dialectical transition into Marxism-Leninism, and applying this to the USSR as it was then.
A superb read. One of the best Communist texts I believe I've ever read. I also appreciated how Stalin condemns what Kwame Nkrumah later deemed "neo-colonialism", though in the time of Stalin, that phrase had not been fully explored and studied.
What I mean is this: Stalin notes that Leninism came from Lenin applying Marxism to a time of imperialism in pre-revolutionary Russia. Now while it is true that Lenin lived 5 years after the Bolshevik Revolution, he still died young, perhaps before he could apply Marxism to the gradually-developing USSR. Stalin steps in and does this adequately, going back to the core of Marxism, outlining its dialectical transition into Marxism-Leninism, and applying this to the USSR as it was then.
A superb read. One of the best Communist texts I believe I've ever read. I also appreciated how Stalin condemns what Kwame Nkrumah later deemed "neo-colonialism", though in the time of Stalin, that phrase had not been fully explored and studied.
informative
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challenging
informative
inspiring
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medium-paced