‘Declaration by the Editorial Board of Iskra’ (1900) by V.I. Lenin from Selected Works, Vol. 4. International Publishers, New York. 1929.

Vladímir Ilích Uliánov was right when he chose by nickname “Lenin”. It was easy to remember and, better yet, easy to pronounce in any language. This is not a minor detail. When he seemed condemned to forget, even crossed out as crazy, only he and a handful of long-standing revolutionaries believed in the validity and subsequent triumph of his thesis; thesis that would forever change the course of history. For better? For worse? Before answering …

‘Declaration by the Editorial Board of Iskra’ (1900) by V.I. Lenin from Selected Works, Vol. 4. International Publishers, New York. 1929.

Lenin explains the reasons for Iskra‘s launch and its perspectives in this October, 1900 leaflet. ‘Declaration by the Editorial Board of Iskra’ (1900) by V.I. Lenin from Selected Works, Vol. 4. International Publishers, New York. 1929. IN undertaking the publication of a political newspaper, Iskra, we consider it necessary to say a few words concerning […]