Petrovskiĭ-Shtern, Ĭokhanan
Lenin's Jewish Question Ĭokhanan Petrovskiĭ-Shtern - New Haven Yale University Press 2010 - xvii,198 Pages 22x14 cm HB
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An examination of Lenin's genealogical and political connections to East European Jews. It reveals the broad cultural meanings of indisputable evidence that Lenin's maternal grandfather was a Jew. It also examines why and how Lenin's Jewish relatives converted to Christianity, and explains how Lenin's vision of Russian Marxism shaped his identity.
9780300152104
Soviet Union
Politics and government
Jewish communists
947.0841092
Lenin's Jewish Question Ĭokhanan Petrovskiĭ-Shtern - New Haven Yale University Press 2010 - xvii,198 Pages 22x14 cm HB
Include Notes and Index
An examination of Lenin's genealogical and political connections to East European Jews. It reveals the broad cultural meanings of indisputable evidence that Lenin's maternal grandfather was a Jew. It also examines why and how Lenin's Jewish relatives converted to Christianity, and explains how Lenin's vision of Russian Marxism shaped his identity.
9780300152104
Soviet Union
Politics and government
Jewish communists
947.0841092