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Lenin became an active revolutionist through the spiritual motives that have moved all great reformersnot because he himself was hungry and an outcast, but because he could not stand by unmoved in a world where other men were hungry and outcast. Such characters are predestined internationalists; the very quality that lifts them above materialism places them above borders and points of geography; they strive for the universal good. Lenin believes that the only thing worth living for is the next generation. Communism is his formula for saving the next generation from the injustices and inequalities of the present. When I think of Lenin and his place in the Russian revolution I am reminded of a statue which, until the late Fall of the year 1918, adorned the busy square before the entrance to the Nikoliavski station in Petrograd. It represented one of the former rulers of Russia astride a huge stallion. One could not fail to be struck by the tremendous strength of the animal and the frailty of the rider. The contrast was intentional; the titled sculptor meant to warn his sovereign of the dangers threatening the throne. Russia was the wild horse, fierce, untamed, powerful, a force as ye

Who reads Mirrors of Moscow?

Author

Louise Bryant

Publisher

Thomas Seltzer

Published

1923

Language

EN

ISBN

9780883550304

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14