Lenin 2017: Remembering, Repeating, And Working Through
by Slavoj Zizek /
2017 / English / EPUB
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One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, iek shows why
Lenin’s thought is still important today
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, iek shows why
Lenin’s thought is still important today
V. I. Lenin’s originality and importance as a revolutionary
leader is most often associated with the seizure of power in
1917. But, in this new study and collection of Lenin’s original
texts, Slavoj iek argues that his true greatness can be better
grasped in the last two years of his political life. Russia had
survived foreign invasion, embargo and a terrifying civil war, as
well as internal revolts such as the one at Kronstadt in 1921.
But the new state was exhausted, isolated and disorientated. As
the anticipated world revolution receded into the distance, new
paths had to be charted if the Soviet state was to survive.
V. I. Lenin’s originality and importance as a revolutionary
leader is most often associated with the seizure of power in
1917. But, in this new study and collection of Lenin’s original
texts, Slavoj iek argues that his true greatness can be better
grasped in the last two years of his political life. Russia had
survived foreign invasion, embargo and a terrifying civil war, as
well as internal revolts such as the one at Kronstadt in 1921.
But the new state was exhausted, isolated and disorientated. As
the anticipated world revolution receded into the distance, new
paths had to be charted if the Soviet state was to survive.
With his characteristic brio and provocative insight, iek
suggests that Lenin’s courage as a thinker can be found in his
willingness to face this reality of retreat unflinchingly. In
today’s world, characterized by political turbulence, economic
crises and geopolitical tensions, we should revisit Lenin’s
combination of sober lucidity and revolutionary determination.
With his characteristic brio and provocative insight, iek
suggests that Lenin’s courage as a thinker can be found in his
willingness to face this reality of retreat unflinchingly. In
today’s world, characterized by political turbulence, economic
crises and geopolitical tensions, we should revisit Lenin’s
combination of sober lucidity and revolutionary determination.