Lenin as Politician and Person in Latest Researches

The article analyzes the main stages and trends of studying Lenin as a politician and a person. Great attention is paid to the Russian and foreign researches of the last quarter of the century starting from the late 1980s up to now, to the new trends of the political figure comprehension- his cult and charisma, phenomenon of leaderism. The author explains the causes of the new wave of Lenin's apologetics as well as irrational interest in him, considers the perspectives of further studies of the revolutionary and reformer.

Leninism, theoretical heritage, cult, charisma, leaderism, politician' retinue, archive