a selection of writings from February to October 1917 /
V.I. Lenin ; edited and with an introduction and afterword by Slavoj Žižek.
New York :
Verso,
2002.
viii, 344 pages ;
21 cm
Texts from: Collected works / V.I. Lenin. 4th English ed. Moscow : Progress, 1964.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: between the two revolutions / Slavoj Žižek -- Letters from afar -- The tasks of the proletariat in the present revolution ("April theses") -- On slogans -- The impending catastrophe and how to combat it -- One of the fundamental questions of the revolutions -- The Bolsheviks must assume power -- Marxism and insurrection -- The tasks of the revolution -- The crisis has matured -- Advice of an onlooker -- Letter to comrades -- Meeting of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies -- Afterword: Lenin's choice / Slavoj Žižek.
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Lenin's writings of 1917 are testament to a formidable political figure. They reveal his ability to grasp the significance of an extraordinary moment in history. In this work Slavoj Žižek situates the 1917 writings in their historical context.