Paul Le Blanc on the Meaning of Lenin
For poet Langston Hughes, Lenin was a symbol who “walked around the world” even long after his death. Paul Le Blanc talks to Jacobin about how to understand his complex legacy.
Paul Le Blanc is author of Lenin and the Revolutionary Party. He is a member of the editorial board of the Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg (Verso Books).
For poet Langston Hughes, Lenin was a symbol who “walked around the world” even long after his death. Paul Le Blanc talks to Jacobin about how to understand his complex legacy.
One hundred years ago, why did the alliance between General Lavr Kornilov and Alexander Kerensky fall apart?
A review of Lars Lih’s Lenin