La última lucha de Lenin. Discursos y escritos, 1922-23. (Lenin's Final Fight

In October 1917, the Bolsheviks seized control of the Russian government, and the country veered into civil war. As leader of the Bolsheviks, Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known as Lenin, headed the fledgling Soviet state. In May 1922, however, he Lenin suffered the first of three major strokes, the most severe occurring in March 1923. This stroke left him severely physically and mentally handicapped and led to his death in January 1924. The documents found here, which include most of the speeches and writings he produced at the time, demonstrate his struggle to maintain ideological control over the revolutionary government. Originally published in 1997 (also by Pathfinder Press), this edition has essentially no changes beyond a new and informative introduction written by Jack Barnes and Steve Clark. Recommended for large academic collections with a scholarly Spanish-speaking clientele.—Mark L. Grover, Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah