A People's History of the Russian Revolution (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780745399034)

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.

Author: Neil Faulkner
ISBN-10: 0745399037
ISBN-13: 9780745399034
Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2017
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2017