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Lenin Lives!

The Lenin Cult in Soviet Russia, Enlarged Edition

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$36.00 • £31.95 • €32.95

ISBN 9780674524316

Publication Date: 04/25/1997

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315 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

27 illustrations

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Was the deification of Lenin a show of spontaneous affection—or a planned political operation designed to solidify the revolution with the masses? This book provides a startling answer. Exploring the cult’s mystical, historical, and political aspects, Tumarkin demonstrates the galvanizing power of ritual in the establishment of the post-revolutionary regime. In a new Preface and Postscript, she brings the story up to date, considering the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia’s new democracy.

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