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Zizek's return to Lenin

Subotić Milan M. (Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju, Beograd)

The paper offers a critical discussion of the thesis about the revived philosophical and political significance of Lenin, as recently propounded by Slavoj Zizek. Analyzing Zizek's writings, the author argues that the call for a "return to Lenin" derives from Zizek's strategy of "textual provocation" and the frustrating position of the leftist, radical tradition of political thought after the collapse of communism.

Keywords: Lenin, liberal democracy, capitalism, communism, politics of Truth