- Is this a biography of Lenin or of his sisters?
- It is about the sisters: Anna, Maria and Olga Ulyanova. Lenin appears mainly as the figure their political lives revolved around.
- Is it readable for a general history fan?
- It is an academic monograph with dense archival detail. General readers may find it slow, but it needs no specialist training.
- Does it cover the years after 1917?
- Yes. It follows the sisters through the revolutionary underground and into the Soviet period, including their roles after the Bolsheviks took power.
- What edition is this?
- A 2007 Palgrave Macmillan paperback in English, with some German-language material. It is not a recent or revised edition.
- How does it compare with standard Lenin biographies?
- Standard biographies treat the sisters in passing. This book goes deep on them but gives little of the wider revolutionary story.
- Where is the Forgotten Lives: The Role of Lenin's Sisters in the cheapest?
- At Walmart, for $54.99, as of our latest check.