Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index. Previous editions: 1982, 1994, 2008.
Contents:
The Setting. The society ; The revolutionary tradition ; The 1905 revolution and its aftermath : the First World War -- 1917 : The Revolutions of February and October. The February revolution and "dual power" ; The Bolsheviks ; The popular revolution ; The political crises of the summer ; The October revolution -- The Civil War. The Civil War, the Red Army, and the Cheka ; War communism ; Visions of the new world ; The Bolsheviks in power -- NEP and the Future of the Revolution. The discipline of retreat ; The problem of bureaucracy ; The leadership struggle ; Building socialism in one country -- Stalin's Revolution. Stalin versus the right ; The industrialization drive ; Collectivization ; Cultural revolution -- Ending the Revolution. "Revolution accomplished" ; "Revolution betrayed" ; The terror.
Summary:
In this work, the author incorporates data from archives that were previously inaccessible not only to Western but also to Soviet historians, as well as drawing on important recent Russian publications.
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