Paving the Path for Success: Lenin's Political Theory in Practice, 1902-1917

• Other Authors: Olsen, Kelly (authoraut)
• Format: Others
• Language: English; English
• Published: Florida State University
• Subjects: Arts; Humanities
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-2284

This thesis presents and evaluates a selection of Lenin's political writings from 1902-1917 in an effort to illustrate the continuity in his political theory. It traces two themes, Lenin's fight against opportunism and his advocacy for organization, throughout the selection of writings in an attempt to illustrate such continuity. This thesis also seeks to show that because there is a clear continuity in Lenin's writings, that the general historiography that presents Lenin as fickle and overly flexible in his writings is untrue. Furthermore, it draws the conclusion that if Lenin was not overly flexible in his writings, then he was not changing theory in an effort to gain absolute power === A Thesis Submitted to the Interdisciplinary Program in Russian and East European Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts. === Fall Semester, 2009. === November 3, 2009. === Mark Souva, Russia, Socialism, Lenin === Includes bibliographical references. === Jonathan Grant, Professor Directing Thesis; Mark Souva, Committee Member; Edward Wynot, Committee Member.