Lenin și miturile lui
Lenin and his Myths
Author(s): Antoanela OlteanSubject(s): History, Cultural history, History of ideas, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
Keywords: Lenin; biography; official mythology; new approach;
Summary/Abstract: After the fall of soviet regime (all) the prohibites archives were open to historians and Lenin as man and politician was one of the main topics both for historians and readers.There are still a lot of books describing Lenin from a personal, emotional, traditional Soviet point of view, but there is also a lot of unconventional approaches unveiling several episodes in the life of the great lider, so different, unexpected in comparison with the perspective of the official mythology. The paper aims to discuss some of these new aspects revealed both by Russian and western historians.
Journal: Arhivele Totalitarismului
- Issue Year: XXIV/2016
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 9-23
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Romanian
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