Lenin's brother : the origins of the October Revolution /

Pomper, Philip.

Lenin's brother : the origins of the October Revolution / Philip Pomper. - New York; London: W.W. Norton & Company, 2010. - xxvi, 276 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-254) and index.

Endings and beginnings -- Traumas -- The making of a rebel -- Sasha, Anna, and Raisa -- Students -- Plotters -- Bombs, hearts, and ideas -- The trial -- The Ulyanov brothers and history's revenge.

Probing the Ulyanov family archives, historian Philip Pomper uncovers Alexander Ulyanov's transformation from ascetic student to terrorist, and the impact his fate had on his younger brother Lenin. Vividly portraying the psychological dynamics of a family that would change history, "Lenin's Brother" is a perspective-changing glimpse into Lenin's formative years--and his subsequent behavior as a revolutionary.

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Ulyanov, Aleksandr, 1866-1887.
Ulỳanov, Aleksandr, 1866-1887 --Influence.
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, 1870-1924 --Family.
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, 1870-1924 --Political and social views.
Ulỳanov, Aleksandr, 1866-1887 --Influencia
Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich, 1870-1924 --Familia


Revolutionaries--Russia--Biography.
Brothers--Russia--Biography.
Revolucionarios--Rusia--Biografía
Hermanos--Rusia--Biografía


Soviet Union--History--Causes.--Revolution, 1917-1921
Unión Soviética--Historia--Causas.--Revolución, 1917-1921

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