Provides an impressively detailed account of the work of the Bolsheviks in the Russian par-liament, the Duma, during the pre-revolutionary period. Nimtzs book also shows Lenins great commitment to democracy, in the face of the common right wing smears against him as an elitist or a despot. This is a thorough and readable summary of Lenins work on elections and the nature of parliaments. (Richard Donnelly, International Socialism, Issue 157, 2018)
As good as Nimtz is in bringing the past to life and uncovering new and important aspects of Lenins political practice, his analysis of current left formations falters, as he gives what seem like cursory reviews of complex situations in Greece, Germany, and elsewhere. Lenins Electoral Strategy deserves to be widely read and discussed. (International Socialist Review, Issue 99, January, 2016)
August H. Nimtz is Professor of Political Science and African American and African Studies and Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Marx and Engels: Their Contribution to the Democratic Breakthrough (2000), Marx, Tocqueville, and Race in America: The 'Absolute Democracy' or 'Defiled Republic' (2003), and a number of related articles in edited volumes and journals.