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KRUPSKAYA, NADEZHDA K.

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KRUPSKAYA, NADEZHDA K.
<b>178. NADEZHDA K. KRUPSKAYA</b> (1869 - 1939) Russian revolutionary and wife of Vladimir I. Lenin, she aided Lenin in his earliest revolutionary efforts, married him and joined him in exile, and upon her return to the Soviet Union in 1917 headed the education commissariat and became a member of the Central Committee. Fine content A.D.S. 2pp. legal folio, [Moscow, ca. Feb., 1924] to the students of a "<i>workers' university</i>", most likely in response to condolences offered upon the death of Vladimir Lenin. In part: <i>"...To meet the challenges that face us, you must study...My generation of communists is getting old, and is gradually leaving the political stage - it is up to you, young workers and peasants, to continue the struggle...</i>". Just the slightest bit faded in a few places, marginal wear, else very good.<b> $700-900</b>