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Lenin

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21 February 2011
624 pages
9780330476331
Imprint: Picador

Reviews

Lenin's life was politics, but Service has succeeded in keeping Lenin the man in focus throughout . . . This book deserves a place among the best studies of one of the most fascinating figures in modern historyHarold Shukman, The Times
Immensely scholarly but also vivid and readable. This is a splendid book, much the best that I have ever read about Lenin . . . I was overwhelmed by the power and vividness of this portraitDominic Lieven, Sunday Telegraph
He has managed skilfully to depict the surreal life of an obsessive, brilliant and stubborn individualThe Guardian