People's History of the Russian Revolution

Bok av Neil Faulkner
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The Russian Revolution may well be the most misunderstood event in modern history. In this fast-paced introduction, Neil Faulkner debunks the myths that continue to shroud it, showing how a mass movement of millions, organised in democratic assemblies, mobilised for militant action and destroyed a regime of landlords, profiteers and warmongers. Faulkner rejects caricatures of Lenin and the Bolsheviks as authoritarian conspirators, 'democratic-centralists' or the progenitors of Stalinist dictatorship; though short-lived, the Revolution of October 1917 was an explosion of democracy and creativity. Crushed by bloody counter-revolution, its socialist vision was ultimately displaced by a monstrous form of bureaucratic state-capitalism. Laced with first-hand testimony, this history rescues the democratic essence of the revolution from its detractors and deniers, offering a perfect primer for the modern reader. Published in partnership with the Left Book Club.
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A People's History of the Russian RevolutionEngelska - Pocket
ISBN: 9780745399034
A People's History of the Russian RevolutionEngelska - Inbunden
ISBN: 9780745399041
People's History of the Russian RevolutionEngelska - E-bok
ISBN: 9781786800206
People's History of the Russian RevolutionEngelska - E-bok
ISBN: 9781786800190
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