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Vladimir liyich Lenin is the central character of
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's multi-volume account of
Russian revolutionary history, begun with
August 1914.
In Lenin in Zürich he explores and clarifies the crucial
years 1914-17, and draws a compelling psychological
portrait of the man who was the architect of the
Revolution. The book chronicles Lenin's frustrating exile in
Switzerland from his arrest in Cracow and subsequent
flight to Zürich at the outbreak of the First World War to
his departure for Russia in 1917.
1Lenin in Ziiricli is imbued with boldness — indeed, it is as
audacious a literary venture as any he has yet
undertaken an outstanding work in its own right, a tour
de force which requires no justification for its separate
appearance Not since The First Circle has he displayed
such a sure touch in the choice and handling of apposite
detail' - Michael Scammell in The Times Literary
Supplement
'Solzhenitsyn plunges us into the torrential stream of...
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Fülszöveg
Vladimir liyich Lenin is the central character of
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's multi-volume account of
Russian revolutionary history, begun with
August 1914.
In Lenin in Zürich he explores and clarifies the crucial
years 1914-17, and draws a compelling psychological
portrait of the man who was the architect of the
Revolution. The book chronicles Lenin's frustrating exile in
Switzerland from his arrest in Cracow and subsequent
flight to Zürich at the outbreak of the First World War to
his departure for Russia in 1917.
1Lenin in Ziiricli is imbued with boldness — indeed, it is as
audacious a literary venture as any he has yet
undertaken an outstanding work in its own right, a tour
de force which requires no justification for its separate
appearance Not since The First Circle has he displayed
such a sure touch in the choice and handling of apposite
detail' - Michael Scammell in The Times Literary
Supplement
'Solzhenitsyn plunges us into the torrential stream of
Vladimir llyich's thoughts and feelings' - Encounter
Front cover photograph shows Lenin, © Camera Press,
Vissza