Synopses & Reviews
"The foundations of Leninism is a big subject. To exhaust it a whole volume would be required. Indeed, a number of volumes would be required. Naturally, therefore, my lectures cannot be an exhaustive exposition of Leninism; at best they can only offer a concise synopsis of the foundations of Leninism. Nevertheless, I consider it useful to give this synopsis, in order to lay down some basic points of departure necessary for the successful study of Leninism."
Joseph Stalin's opening paragraph in this transcription of his
lectures originally delivered at the Sverdlov University, published in Pravda in April and May 1924.