Lenin's Jewish Question
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern
Abstract
In this examination of Lenin's genealogical and political connections to East European Jews, the book reveals the broad cultural meanings of indisputable evidence that Lenin's maternal grandfather was a Jew. It examines why and how Lenin's Jewish relatives converted to Christianity, explains how Lenin's vision of Russian Marxism shaped his identity, and explores Lenin's treatment of party colleagues of Jewish origin and the Jewish Question in Europe. The book also uncovers the continuous efforts of the Soviet communists to suppress Lenin's Jewishness and the no less persistent attempts of Russ ... More
Keywords: Lenin, East European Jews, Christianity, Russian Marxism, Jewish Question, Soviet Union, Communism, Russia
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2010 | Print ISBN-13: 9780300152104 |
| Published to Yale Scholarship Online: October 2013 | DOI:10.12987/yale/9780300152104.001.0001 |
