On War and Peace: Three Articles

by Vladimir Lenin

Three Article on Lenin and War and Peace printed in the People's Republic of China in 1966, second printing in 1970. In English.

Genres: Philosophy

107 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, leader of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks), statesman and political theorist. After the October Revolution he served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 until his death in 1924 and of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1924.

Reviews

[William Gedling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really quite incredible how in such a short number of pages you are able to understand the general position all revolutionary Marxists should take in the case of war. A great text for those either beginning or in need of a quick refresher on the topic.

[Matt Neely · Rating 3 out of 5]

He’s pretty whiny here and very focused on that war and that pacifism and not the broader implications. Good to learn about Kautsky and Zimmerwald.
I have lots of work to do.

[A, Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lenin writes a banger on pro-war socialists at the dawn of the first world war.
"an oppressed class which does not strive to learn to use arms, only deserves to be treated like slaves."
Mothers will say to their sons:
"You will soon be a man. You will be given a gun. Take it and learn the military art. The proletarians need this knowledge not to shoot your brothers* the workers of other countries, as they are doing in the present war, and as you are being told to do by the traitors to Socialism, but to fight the bourgeoisie of your own country, to put an end to exploitation, poverty and war, not by means of good intentions, but by vanquishing the bourgeoisie and by disarming it."
Lenin also does a good job of pointing out the fault "socialism" of socialist pacifist.
on the whole a good read but not quite as good or as well written as State and revolution.

[Taylor · Rating 2 out of 5]

Small collection of Lenin quotes without commentary or context. Very repetitive.