# The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism — Character guide

> Key figures in The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism by Bertrand Russell.

- [Lenin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/lenin.md): Lenin stands at the center of Russell's inquiry as the man whose movement has given war-weary Europe a new religion: an end to economic slavery, class disunion, and commercial falsehood. Russell grants the grandeur of th
- [Trotsky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/trotsky.md): Where Lenin supplies the faith, Trotsky supplies the doctrine, and Russell treats the pair as the twin engines of a movement whose effect is greater abroad than at home. The tension Russell traces is generational: Commun
- [Gorky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/gorky.md): Gorky occupies the uneasy position of the artist who cannot simply celebrate or simply condemn: he belongs to the revolution's world yet resists its methods, and Russell devotes a dedicated chapter to that friction. His 
- [Kamenev](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/kamenev.md): Bolshevik leader mentioned in the context of party leadership.
- [Kerensky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/kerensky.md): Former head of the Provisional Government, contrasted with Bolsheviks.
- [Marx](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/marx.md): Foundational theorist of communism, frequently referenced in theory sections.
- [Plato](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/plato.md): Ancient philosopher cited in discussions of political theory.
- [Sonia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_practice_and_theory_of_bolshevism_se/characters/sonia.md): A character mentioned in passing, possibly a literary reference.

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