Lenin's writings of 1917 are testament to a formidable political figure. They reveal his ability to grasp the significance of an extraordinary moment in history.

Lenin's writings of 1917 are testament to a formidable political figure. They reveal his ability to grasp the significance of an extraordinary moment in history. Whatever the discussion--the forthcoming crisis of capitalism, the possibility of redeeming violence, the falsity of liberal tolerance--Slavoj Ž iž ek believes that Lenin's time has come again.