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<p><b>One of <i>The Economist</i>'s Best Books of the Year</b><br><br>A gripping, meticulously researched account of Lenin’s fateful 1917 rail journey from Zurich to Petrograd, where he ignited the Russian Revolution and forever changed the world<br><br>In April 1917, as the Russian Tsar Nicholas II’s abdication sent shockwaves across war-torn Europe, the future leader of the Bolshevik revolution Vladimir Lenin was far away, exiled in Zurich. When the news reached him, Lenin immediately resolved to return to Petrograd and lead the revolt. But to get there, he would have to cross Germany, which meant accepting help from the deadliest of Russia’s adversaries. Millions of Russians at home were suffering as a result of German aggression, and to accept German aid—or even safe passage—would be to betray his homeland. Germany, for its part, saw an opportunity to further destabilize Russia by allowing Lenin and his small group of revolutionaries to return.<br><br> Now, in <i>Lenin on the Train</i>, drawing on a dazzling array of sources and never-before-seen archival material, renowned historian Catherine Merridale provides a riveting, nuanced account of this enormously consequential journ

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Author

Merridale, Catherine

Publisher

Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781627793025

Category

work of fiction

Rating

3.61 / 5 (209 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14