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Podcast: Cosmopod
Episode: [Audiobook] Lenin Rediscovered: Chapter Nine and Conclusion
Description: This is a narration of the ninth chapter and conclusion of Lars Lih's excellent book Lenin Rediscovered: What Is to Be Done? In Context. In this chapter, Lih explores the debates between Bolshevik and Menshevik RSDWP members after their infamous split at the party's Second Congress. The conclusion hammers home Lih's insightful critique of the "textbook interpretation" of Lenin broadly and WITBD in particular, revealing the former as an optimistic and dedicated Erfurtian revolutionary. Â The full book contains much more content, including informative appendices and Lih's original translation of WITBD. You can purchase a physical copy of the book itself a...