The Wisdom of Vladimir Lenin

There is a common wisdom that men of thought want to be the men of action and men of action want to be the men of thought. I think there’s lots of truth in that. Because there’s little overlap between the two, and, yes, of course, the grass is always greener on the other side.Vladimir Lenin was a man of actionAlthough praised, and canonised as a theoretician, he was first and foremost a practical politician of the enormous calibre. And the correct way of reading his works, is through the practical, pragmatic lenses.Will you find there some deep theoretical insights about the fates of humanity? Well, yes, but not many, and not very deep ones. In this particular regard, he was okayish, but not spectacularly good. Second, or third rate thinker. No more.What he was spectacularly good at, is sharp & deep observations on the practical issues of political struggle. What you can find in his works, is some extremely good practical advice (and not only on politics)For example. There is a short…