Lenin. Priest Terror: Dmitry Volkogonov

“The trace of the God -man on earth is like a lacery wound,” the poet said. Defeated by Soviet propaganda, V.I. Lenin left behind a bloody, non -healing scar, which hurts even a century later. Who was he – the greatest genius of Russia or its curse? A great humanist – or a punisher and an executioner? An inspired creator – or a merciless destroyer, who instead of a foundation pit under the temple of a bright future dug a grave moat for the Russian people? The god of revolution – or the priest of terror? ..
Having first gained access to the secret archives of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the NKVD-KGB, having gone a painful path from the “faithful Lenin” to the convinced anti-communist and from worshiping the leader to the complete denial of totalitarianism, D.A. Volkogonov created a book that became a revelation, not just shocked, but literally turned public consciousness. To this day, this is the best biography of Lenin, accessible to the Russian reader. This is a striking portrait of a man who sincerely wanted good, but left a trace in our history, “like a torn p …

Author
Volkogonov Dmitry Antonovich
Publisher
Eksmo, 2013
Series
Triumph and tragedy of leaders
Genre
Political figures, businessmen