[.ca] Essential Works of Lenin: "What Is to Be Done?" and ... (ISBN 0486253333)

not meant to convert;:
This collection of observations, opinions and statistics of Mr. Ulyanov certainly isn't what I expected. Typically such texts are filled to the brim with rhetorical catch-phrases, belligerent ranting towards the bourgeoisie and the wealthy classes, and little else. Here, the cases for Lenin's ideas are very strong, and he later used this to an advantage. Not to mention the way he strung his ideas together; Lenin was perhaps the most intellectual and charismatic of all the Soviet leaders, which is why his image is idealized so often in media. You see him on T-shirt and posters, something he never thought he'd ever end up as; then again he probably never assumed that his body would be stuffed and put on display for 80 years..

a good basic introduction:
This is a fine introduction to the thinking of one of the few people in the world who really influenced the tide of history. Along with Leon Trotsky and the Bolshevik Party, Lenin helped establish the first state that was ruled by and for the working class. What went wrong with the revolution is best dealt with by reading Trotsky.

Great:
I am a conservative but i find this book different from the other raving liberals who wrote books. Instead of endlessy complaining about nothing, Lenin truely just gets his message across without the common reliance of liberal propaganda.

An Outstanding Piece of Work:
This book really captures the essence of Lenin's thoughts and philosophy. His most famous piece : "What Is To Be Done?" captures the turmoil that was swirling around socialism during that time and esp in Russia. His theory on the development of the class conscious and importance of professional revolutionaries were amazing and showed the vision that this genius held. It's really sad that someone such as Stalin had to destroy something as pure and just as the work of Lenin, Marx, and true socialism!!

An Outstanding Piece of Work:
This book really captures the essence of Lenin's thoughts and philosophy. His most famous piece : "What Is To Be Done?" captures the turmoil that was swirling around socialism during that time and esp in Russia. His theory on the development of the class conscious and importance of professional revolutionaries were amazing and showed the vision that this genius held. It's really sad that someone such as Stalin had to destroy something as pure and just as the work of Lenin, Marx, and true socialism!!