VOLKOGONOV, DMITRI — Lenin: A New Biography

New York: The Free Press / Simon & Schuster, 1994. Hardcover. ISBN: 0029334357. Former Soviet general Dmitri Volcogonov combed through the formerly-secret files in the KGB archives to craft this biography of the former leader of the Soviet Union. The author dispels any beliefs that Lenin was an idealist, but rather the brutal leader that he was. With four sections of plates bearing photos. Translated from the Russian, and edited, by Harold Shukman. --- In black paper-covered boards with spine titling in silver. Dust jacket with photographic portrait of Lenin to front panel. --- An about-Fine copy: bright, tightly-bound and unmarked. Unpriced, unclipped dust jacket Fine condition; wrapped in removable archival mylar protector. (NOTE: Due to the weight of this item, extra shipping charges may be requested.); Tall Octavo - 9 to 10 in. tall; xxxix, 529 pages. Fine in Fine dust jacket .