Who was Vladimir Lenin?

[KanadaHye]

Re: Who was Vladimir Lenin?

I believe socialism and the USSR died with him, the only true Soviet Union was the one he dreamed and founded, and after he died, what remained was just a mere joke of what he fought for, performed by a bunch of clowns. They made him an idol, they immortalized the man but not the ideal, and it should be completely otherwise.

America, and the world as a whole was a better place when the Soviet Union was alive. The world needs balance. Two wrongs sometimes do make a right.

[ashot24]

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I appreciate the help. I perfer books in English, because I don't read Russian/Spanish, and I'm assuming a translated copy is not available. I'll check up on them, regardless. Thank you.

You're welcome. Yes, there are English versions of those books, but I haven't been able to find them free or complete on the Internet. But KanadaHye gave you a good list of books in English.

I've read some on that list, however I must say some of them are not objective at all but rather narratives of personal bad experiences relating to Lenin or his close people, misunderstanding in a lot of points of his life, distorting of stories relating to him (in which many authors, historians and biographers don't agree on their veracity, but somehow they portrait them as true facts, like the case with Inessa Armand, Lenin's rumored 'lover'), and a lot of 'literary gossiping', such as: Encounters with Lenin by Valentinov and Impressions of Lenin by Balabanoff.

Also, I found this book for you, The Reminiscences of Lenin, written by no more than Nadezhda Krupskaya, Lenin's wife. I hope you enjoy it. I also suggest you to look more info on Krupskaya, she had a great impact on his life and was very important in the history of the USSR, having a major role on conforming and designing the education system of the USSR, which sadly was distorted and corrupted too later on, and was one of the few personal enemies (if not the only) that Stalin never dared to lay a finger on.

America, and the world as a whole was a better place when the Soviet Union was alive. The world needs balance. Two wrongs sometimes do make a right.

I agree, we always need someone to look on bad and someone to look on good...that's just how the world works.

[Armanen]

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Can you read and understand Russian, ashot?

[One-Way]

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I have a couple of other short questions, which might prove fun to answer.

1) If there was film being made on the life of Vladimir Lenin, what would be essential for it to cover? For example, in what way should it function as a biopic? What periods of his life? Younger years? Older years? What would be essential in a film about his life, in your opinion?

2) If you were given to the opportunity to come up with the film's title - based on your first response - what would the title of the film be?

[Yedtarts]

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I have a couple of other short questions, which might prove fun to answer.

1) If there was film being made on the life of Vladimir Lenin, what would be essential for it to cover? For example, in what way should it function as a biopic? What periods of his life? Younger years? Older years? What would be essential in a film about his life, in your opinion?

2) If you were given to the opportunity to come up with the film's title - based on your first response - what would the title of the film be?

I would concentrate on the time when he was conspiring with German bankers. Who were these bankers, and who was behind them? Also how millions were wired from these bankers to support his revolution against the Romanovs and the Orthodox Christians.

I would call this movie “Satanic Conspiracy”

[KanadaHye]

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I would concentrate on the time when he was conspiring with German bankers. Who were these bankers, and who was behind them? Also how millions were wired from these bankers to support his revolution against the Romanovs and the Orthodox Christians.

I would call this movie “Satanic Conspiracy”

[CRDA-France]

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Armenian Encounters with Lenin :

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/0hh/6lenin/b00.htm

Photos of Armenians in the October Revolution in Russia :

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/0hh/6russia1917photos/liste.htm

Nil (Paris)

http://www.globalarmenianheritage-adic.fr/fr/6histoire/a_d/20_rssa1_octobre.htm

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[ashot24]

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Can you read and understand Russian, ashot?

Hi Armanen, yes I can. I know a few languages actually. I have to, since I am a linguist.

I have a couple of other short questions, which might prove fun to answer.

1) If there was film being made on the life of Vladimir Lenin, what would be essential for it to cover? For example, in what way should it function as a biopic? What periods of his life? Younger years? Older years? What would be essential in a film about his life, in your opinion?

2) If you were given to the opportunity to come up with the film's title - based on your first response - what would the title of the film be?

I believe there should be a film with a full explanation of what his ideals were, I strongly support the position that a man should not be remembered, but what he fought for. But like in the case of a biopic, we should focus on the characteristics of Russian society under the Empire and how they affected him and influenced his ideas, that way we show both history seen under the social point of view and focus also on his biography and his ideas.

I can't come up with a title, I am terrible for putting titles or names to things...I spent like three months thinking of a title for my thesis on highschool.

[Armanen]

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I have a couple of other short questions, which might prove fun to answer.

1) If there was film being made on the life of Vladimir Lenin, what would be essential for it to cover? For example, in what way should it function as a biopic? What periods of his life? Younger years? Older years? What would be essential in a film about his life, in your opinion?

2) If you were given to the opportunity to come up with the film's title - based on your first response - what would the title of the film be?

The execution of his elder brother, whom he looked up to greatly, was the single most important event that drove lenin towards becoming a revolutionary, or terrorist depending on how you see the man.

[Armanen]

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Hi Armanen, yes I can. I know a few languages actually. I have to, since I am a linguist.

Very good. Where and from whom did you learn Russian in Ecuador, I wouldn't think it is a popular language there.