Podcast
Behind the Bastards
The podcast mentioned this book as a source discussing the concept of the "new Soviet man", which was a prevalent idea at the time, suggesting it had connections to eugenics.
Lenin, taking into account the benefits of a unified national order outlined by Marx and Engels, saw the immediate allure of creating an objective utopian vision on which he could base his politics. A...
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The podcast mentioned this book as a source discussing the concept of the "new Soviet man", which was a prevalent idea at the time, suggesting it had connections to eugenics.
Lenin, taking into account the benefits of a unified national order outlined by Marx and Engels, saw the immediate allure of creating an objective utopian vision on which he could base his politics. And he also recognized the foundation of this new ideal community could, quote, only be maintained if the very nature of man can be changed to conform to the requirements of this new order. After the revolution, through this purely idealistic vision that was taken from Marx and Engels, Lenin and his party carried out their utopian reforms in the hopes of recreating the perfect citizens.