1946, Stalin on Lenin, Moscow, Foreign Languages Publishing House, USSR

Description

Stalin on Lenin

 

Published by Foreign Language Publishing House Moscow in 1946

Printed in the USSR

Original Cloth Binding (with silk book mark) embossed with portraits of Stalin and Lenin

Illustrated

17 cm x 21.5 cm 

95 Pages

 

About the book: The book comprises Stalin’s speeches, articles, and letters that discuss Vladimir Lenin’s role as the organizer and leader of the Russian Communist Party and the Soviet state. After Lenin’s death in 1924, Stalin played a key role in promoting the “Lenin Cult.” Lenin’s body was embalmed and placed in a mausoleum in Red Square, and his works were treated as sacred texts. Stalin aligned himself with Lenin’s legacy to reinforce his own authority. This collection of writings reinforced Lenin’s status as the guiding force behind the Soviet state. Stalin presented himself as Lenin’s most loyal disciple and the rightful heir to his ideology. While Stalin venerated Lenin in public, some historical accounts suggest that privately, he was not as reverent. Lenin, before his death, had criticized Stalin for his growing authoritarianism, even suggesting he should be removed from power. However, Stalin successfully sidelined Lenin’s warnings and used Lenin’s image to strengthen his rule.

 

The Foreign Languages ​​Publishing House (Russian: Издательство иностранной литературы) was a Soviet state-run foreign-language publisher of Russian literature, novels, and books about the USSR. Headquartered in Moscow at 21 Zubovsky Boulevard, the publishing house was founded in 1946, and in 1964 was split into two separate publishers, Progress and Mir.