Vladimir Ilich Lenin (1870–1924) led the first successful revolt against market-based liberal democracy and founded the Soviet state in 1917; serving as the new nation's chief architect and sole ruler for the next five years. He created an innovative political; economic; social; and cultural system that in its heyday would challenge the military; technological; and cultural might of the United States. This collection of primary sources allows readers to learn about Lenin through his own words and explores the complicated relationship between Lenin's actions and his ideology. Jeffrey Brooks and Georgiy Chernyavskiy have translated newly available documents that make it possible to provide a more accurate portrait of this ruthless strategist. Document headnotes; a chronology; questions for consideration; and a selected bibliography offer additional pedagogical support and encourage students to analyze the actions and beliefs of a man who transformed world history and whose legacy continues to affect social and political movements throughout the world.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Important questions; and an excellent treatment of same.By frumiousbMy trip to Africa in the spring has led me to a great deal of reading about the continent and the political histories of the various nations. I picked up this book as highly recommended for a look at the recent atrocities in Rwanda. Elizabeth Neuffer was a foreign affairs reporter for The Boston Globe during the period that she gathered material for this book. It was in part based on a ten-part series of articles that she wrote about Rwanda and Bosnia called "Buried Truth". (Sadly; Neuffer died in a car accident in Iraq in 2003.)The Key to My Neighbor's House is often described as being about the atrocities that happened in the two countries. In fact; it is about something more specific than that. Neuffer writes about the question of justice in the face of genocide and tracks the progress of victims and perpetrators as the stories unfold in front of international war crime tribunals.Why do people kill in this way? How can you really bring justice in the wake of such a situation? What are the relative values of truth and justice when their interests may conflict? Can a country that has been so divided against itself ever be reconciled? Neuffer asks the important questions that those of us who can only witness from a distance would like to ask. The fact that she does not come closer to a definitive answer doesn't make the questions less important.The Key To My Neighbor's House: Seeking Justice in Bosnia and Rwanda is smart and moving. Neuffer manages to bring the reader into the human side without belittling or overly simplifying the subject matter. An excellent book; if you can say such a thing about a terrible subject.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Andres PedrazaVery good book; it gives you a better understanding about genocide and the consequences of it0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding!!By shzmbaOutstanding read to understand Eastern Europe culture and politics.
