communism, fascism, and some lessons of the twentieth century /
First Statement of Responsibility
Vladimir Tismaneanu
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xiv, 320 pages ;
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24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Prologue : totalitarian dictators and ideological hubris -- Utopian radicalism and dehumanization -- Diabolical pedagogy and the (il)logic of Stalinism -- Lenin's century : Bolshevism, Marxism, and the Russian tradition -- Dialectics of disenchantment : Marxism and ideological decay in Leninist regimes -- Ideology, utopia, and truth : lessons from Eastern Europe -- Malaise and resentment : threats to democracy in post-communist societies
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Pursues an idea called national-Stalinism or Bolshevism of the Extreme right, that rsidual Leninism blended with elements of Fascism as a tool for authoritarian rule