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It is excellently written, and has real insight into the failed experiment of the 20th century. Communist theory and program leninism stalin and after reception in the west the third world looking back traces the history of communism from the antecedents of karl marx, through its spread to russia and adoption by a group of radical intellectuals led by lenin, to the fall of the soviet empire and beyond. During a lifetime devoted to the study of russian history and culture, he discovered that privateproperty rights form the linchpin of wealth creation, and this discovery served as the basis for property and freedom. Richard pipes 11 jul 1923 17 may 2018 richard edgar pipes july 11, 1923 may 17, 2018 was a polish american academic who specialized in russian history, particularly with respect to the soviet union, who espoused a strong anti communist point of view throughout his career. Sep 04, 2001 today, many confuse or overlap marxism communism bolshevism maoism etc, and this book very simply breaks down the progression of these schools of thought and how they are related. This book explains all that with an eye toward speaking plainly. If you are author or own the of this book, please report to us by. Richard pipes, baird professor of history, emeritus, at harvard university, is the author of numerous books and essays, including the russian revolution, russia under the bolshevik regime, and property and freedom. Traces the history of communism from the antecedents of karl marx, through its spread to russia and. History book 2001 worldcatorg get this from library communism brief history richard pipes this book the culmination lifes work for richard pipes buy the paperback book communism richard pipes indigo.
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