About this episode

The episode discusses the critical mistakes made by Lenin during the Russian Revolution and their potential consequences.

The Russian Revolution's final result was never a foregone conclusion. Lenin made several crucial mistakes early on that might have resulted in his demise. We see that today. Free Trial Western Civ 2.0

People in this episode

Host: Adam Walsh

Topics covered

• Russian Revolution
• Lenin
• historical mistakes
• political outcomes
• societal change

Keywords

• Russian Revolution
• Lenin
• April Theses
• July Days
• historical analysis

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