Lenin
Lenin and his principals are the subject of a huge historiographical debate. The controversy surrounding Lenin’s pragmatism in the face of social, political and economic instability begs the question: did Lenin compromise his principals in the race for survival? It is astonishing that surrounded by the turmoil that was Russia in the early 20th century Lenin actually survived for so long. During the years of 1917-18 he encountered food shortages, war and a vast amount of strikes. In 1921 he had to deal with civil war and a collapsing economy. Thus Lenin’s primary task was survival which he accomplished. However one must question his method and in his quest for survival did he abandon his principals? To realise weather or not Lenin did actually abandon his principals we must first decide what those principals were. One of Lenin’s most important principals was the idea of vanguardism – the elite. This was seen essential for the construction of the intelligentsia who could run......
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