Paul Le Blanc is an activist and acclaimed American historian teaching at La Roche University, Pennsylvania. A conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, his politics were at odds with the establishment from a young age. He has written extensively on the history of the labor and socialist movements of the United States and Europe, including books on Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg and the importance of the revolutionary collective.

'A welcome gift: guidance from a generous, experienced, and wise comrade when we need it most. Highlighting Lenin's flexibility and cultivation of collective leadership, Le Blanc brings out the practical activism, principled politics, and revolutionary patience crucial to organizing the oppressed on a rapidly over-heating planet.'

• Prologue: What’s the Point?1. Who was Lenin?2. Theory, Organization, Action (1901-1905)3. The Revolutionary Explosion of 19054. Comrades and Coherence (1905-1914)5. Engaging with Catastrophe (1914-1917)6. The 1917 Revolution7. Revolutionary Internationalism (1882-1922)8. Besieged Fortress (1918-1922)9. Unexplored Mountain (1922-1923)10. Commit Yourself and Then See…Chronology of Lenin’s LifeBiographical NotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

Paul Le Blanc is an activist and acclaimed American historian teaching at La Roche University, Pennsylvania. A conscientious objector to the Vietnam War, his politics were at odds with the establishment from a young age. He has written extensively on the history of the labor and socialist movements of the United States and Europe, including books on Lenin, Trotsky, Luxemburg and the importance of the revolutionary collective.

'A welcome gift: guidance from a generous, experienced, and wise comrade when we need it most. Highlighting Lenin's flexibility and cultivation of collective leadership, Le Blanc brings out the practical activism, principled politics, and revolutionary patience crucial to organizing the oppressed on a rapidly over-heating planet.'

• Prologue: What’s the Point?1. Who was Lenin?2. Theory, Organization, Action (1901-1905)3. The Revolutionary Explosion of 19054. Comrades and Coherence (1905-1914)5. Engaging with Catastrophe (1914-1917)6. The 1917 Revolution7. Revolutionary Internationalism (1882-1922)8. Besieged Fortress (1918-1922)9. Unexplored Mountain (1922-1923)10. Commit Yourself and Then See…Chronology of Lenin’s LifeBiographical NotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex