the long warred (@thelongwarred): "Lenin read Hippolyte Taine’s “The Origins of Contemporary France” in 1906 and it changed his game to Jacobinism. Taine wrote it in 1870s as a warning in part, he did interview many survivors for his work. The methods are more useful than the drama and “terror” etc. https:/…"

Lenin read Hippolyte Taine’s “The Origins of Contemporary France” in 1906 and it changed his game to Jacobinism.

Taine wrote it in 1870s as a warning in part, he did interview many survivors for his work.

The methods are more useful than the drama and “terror” etc.

Oct 19, 2023

7:16 PM