Lenin’s Lesson for Israel and Ukraine
If there is one element of Vladimir Lenin's political legacy that is worth praising a century after his death, it is his insight into what it takes to remain truly faithful to one's cause. Whether in Israel or Ukraine today, the only political path forward is the one that avoids blind dogmatism and cynical opportunism.
LJUBLJANA – It is now a century since Vladimir Lenin’s death, and more than three decades since his Bolshevik project collapsed. But while much of his political life was highly problematic from today’s perspective, his remorseless pragmatism, as one might call it, still has purchase.