Service, Robert — Lenin, a Biography

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Belknap Press (of Harvard University Press), 2000. Hardcover. Black boards with red lettering on spine. Red dj with image of Lenin and black lettering. 561 pp. with numerous bw archival photos. A study of both the political and the human Lenin; his supportive family, his ethnic and cultural background; intellectual preoccupations and inner rage; how he bequeathed to Russia a legacy of political oppression and social intimidation that has yet to be expunged. NF/VG (some rubbing to back of dj and tear to bottom inside edge of rear dj flap) .