A Biography of Lenin

[ComradeJunichi]

Do you know of any good biographies of Lenin? I've seen this one good one that I've read like 1/8 of but I forgot the name....or I mean the author.

Any well known books? Like Jon Lee Anderson's Che biography.

[Raztro]

this one? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067...8925786-2179055 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674008286/qid=1041143900/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/103-8925786-2179055)

[ComradeJunichi]

Yes, thats the one! Thanks!

Does anyone know any good Fidel biographies?

[Man of the Cause]

Quote: from Raztro on 4:37 am on Dec. 29, 2002
this one? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067...8925786-2179055 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674008286/qid=1041143900/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/103-8925786-2179055)



That book is VERY good. Reading it, is like historical masturbation. Did I mention that it's VERY good?

(Edited by Man of the Cause at 1:13 pm on Jan. 4, 2003)

[Comrade Otaku]

I have the other one by Ralph Fox

[hawarameen]

yes the robert service one is good i have the very same one

[Charred Phoenix]

Yeah, I bought that one a little while ago, very good :)

[abstractmentality]

although i have not yet finished the Robert Service biography, it seems as thought he is writing as a researcher who has respect for Lenin, but doesnt really like him. Did anybody else get that impression, or anything relatively close to that?

but, i think it is great. he isnt afraid of being critical of Lenin.

[sin miedo]

Read, Three Who Made a Revolution about Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. I haven't finished it yet, but so far I find it very good and objective. The guy writing it fled Soviet Russia when Stalin took power, but he still seems objective.

[Charred Phoenix]

Did anybody else get that impression, or anything relatively close to that?


I sort of felt that way reading it, but he sounds as if he is being fair, and while sometimes his feelings show through, he keeps it as an accurate potrayal of the man rather than an opinion on what he did.

[smoer]

read the book che guevara:a biography from jean comrier really good

[lostsoul]

a few weeks ago i read this post and decided to reserver this book in my library, but after reading the book for a bit in the library(i read around the first 40 pages), the auther seemed to dislike him. I skimmed through it and saw that the auther cut a few of lenins speechs and letters out that made lennin look bad. (i read the one where he said to take 100 kulaks and hang them infront of everyone..).

Did you all really enjoy it? if so then i will finish the book. Some books about communists tend to make them look like mad men and extremely voilent, its really starting to annoy me lately.

[Commlin]

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067...8925786-2179055 (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0674008286/qid=1041143900/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/103-8925786-2179055)


Could someone PLEASE write a review for Amazon.com?

[CubanFox]

Lenin For Beginners is good. I know it's in comic form. Fuck you all.

But given that, it's very historically accurate and detailed. It's like history wanking as someone said before.

[Jesus Sanchez]

Originally posted by [email protected] 17 2003, 07:39 PM
although i have not yet finished the Robert Service biography, it seems as thought he is writing as a researcher who has respect for Lenin, but doesnt really like him. Did anybody else get that impression, or anything relatively close to that?

but, i think it is great. he isnt afraid of being critical of Lenin.
I agree, but Id pefer to read an honest bio than a biased one.

[Urban Rubble]

Read, Three Who Made a Revolution about Lenin, Trotsky, and Stalin. I haven't finished it yet, but so far I find it very good and objective. The guy writing it fled Soviet Russia when Stalin took power, but he still seems objective.

I don't see how that could be objective, seeing as how Stalin had no major part in the revolution. There were many men who had larger roles than Stalin, I don't get why they would call it "Three Who Made A Revolution".


I agree, but Id pefer to read an honest bio than a biased one.

It is biased and not honest if he is critical of Lenin ? Are you serious ? If there was no criticism the book would not be objective in the least. That reminds me on the Stalinists who, if the book mentions his crimes call it propaganda.

[Jesus Sanchez]

I'm sorry if i didn't word it right. I ment that yes, it's critical (honest) and so I'd prefer to read this than one that says "Lenin was the greatest blah blah blah, the world would be screwed without him, blah blah blah"

[Fidel Castro]

If you're looking for a decent Fidel biography, then I know of one called "The Real Fidel Castro" by Leycester Coltman.

I bought it a few weeks ago but I've been busy reading other things to get stuck into it. It looks like a decent, non-biased oppinion, and was written by a man who was quite close to Fidel whilst British Ambassador to Cuba.