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250 pages, Unknown Binding
First published February 21, 2002
Revolution gave rise to a short-lived mood of national unity and optimism. Liberty and democracy were the order of the day. Overnight everyone was transformed from a subject into a citizen, all agreeing that they must organize in order to realize their freedom.
In 1917 Lenin spent valuable time developing Marx's notion of withering away of the state. By 1918 Lenin's "State and Revolution" was an irrelevance. Within months, Lenin had come to see the massive strengthening of the state the sole guarantee of advance towards socialism.