The state that Lenin established came to resemble a conventional Oriental Despotism as the "Scientific Socialism" touted by Engels failed to build the Paradise promised by Marx. But Lenin did provide Mankind with another political model. He created the first mass political party that functioned as a perpetual conspiracy, and his socio=economic policies designed and created the urban serf. with a total disregard for Economic Laws. Hitler, Stalin, and Mao learned from Lenin's example.
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Thank you for this review. I had read "Motherland" and wondered when "Lenin's Private War" would be available in the... [MORE]
Colin Burch
Aug 22, 2007 15:38
Again and again and again, this book is another warning for those "Marxists-Leninists" and other excusers of that madness called... [MORE]
George Boros
Aug 22, 2007 10:16
The state that Lenin established came to resemble a conventional Oriental Despotism as the "Scientific Socialism" touted by Engels failed...