Lenin and the Russian Revolution

"Lenin and the Russian Revolution" (written by John Edward Christopher Hill/1955/Iwanami shoten)

Harada, a high school student, researched Lenin after Marx. This book gives a favorable review of Lenin.
Although Lenin was from an aristocratic background, he devoted his life to serving the poor.
Lenin surprised the world by turning the "revolution'', which until then had been nothing more than a fantasy event, into a reality.
Moreover, the Russian Revolution improved the situation of the poor.
Lenin succeeded Marx at key points.
In Russia, the groundwork for materialism had been completed by previous researchers.
However, Lenin's arguments such as "concentration of power in the Soviet Union'', "dictatorship'', and "armed revolution'' were different from Marx's.
It seems that Lenin also initially aimed to "establish a democratic constitution'' and "reform through parliament'', as Marx advocated, but he did not seem to have succeeded.

“The Dawn of the Russian Revolutionary Movement” (written by kanson Arahata/1960/Iwanami shoten)

At the time, Russia had no constitution or universal suffrage, and many people suffered from imperial politics.Lenin liberated many poor people.

On the other hand, he promoted an armed revolution, saying, ''We will counter force with force''.

In the end, he led to factional conflicts and divisions within the organization.

This book describes the use of force during the Russian Revolution.

The author points out that Lenin inherited the Russian revolutionary tradition before he inherited Marx.