Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937 : life of an old Bolshevik / by Barbara C. Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Barbara C. (Barbara Carol), 1967- author.

Series:

Historical materialism book series ; Volume 90.

Historical Materialism Book Series, 1570-1522 ; Volume 90

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communists--Russia--Biography.

Communists.

Communists--Soviet Union--Biography.

Communism--Russia--History.

Communism.

Shli︠a︡pnikov, A. G. (Aleksandr Gavrilovich), 1885-1937.

Shli︠a︡pnikov, A. G.

Soviet Union--History--1917-1936.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Alexander Shlyapnikov, 1885-1937: Life of an Old Bolshevik , Barbara Allen recounts the political formation and positions of Russian Communist and trade unionist, Alexander Shlyapnikov. As leader of the Workers’ Opposition (1919–21), Shlyapnikov called for trade unions to realise workers’ mastery over the economy. Despite defeat, he continued to advocate distinct views on the Soviet socialist project that provide a counterpoint to Stalin’s vision. Arrested during the Great Terror, he refused to confess to charges he thought illogical and unsupported by evidence. Unlike the standard historical and literary depiction of the Old Bolshevik, Shlyapnikov contested Stalin's and the NKVD's construct of the ideal party member. Allen conducted extensive research in archives of the Soviet Communist party and secret police.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Barbara C. Allen

Introduction / Barbara C. Allen

1 From the Old Belief to Socialism / Barbara C. Allen

2 Emigration and the Revolutionary Underground / Barbara C. Allen

3 Organising Workers in the Revolutionary Year 1917 / Barbara C. Allen

4 Labour Commissar / Barbara C. Allen

5 Defending Soviet Power and Unions in the Civil War / Barbara C. Allen

6 The Workers’ Opposition and the Trade-Union Debate / Barbara C. Allen

7 Early nep and the Trade Unions / Barbara C. Allen

8 Appeal of the 22 to the Communist International / Barbara C. Allen

9 Factional Politics in the nep Era / Barbara C. Allen

10 Late nep, Industrialisation and Renewed Repression / Barbara C. Allen

11 Purged from the Party / Barbara C. Allen

12 Exile, Arrest and Prison / Barbara C. Allen

Epilogue: Retribution Upon the Family and Rehabilitation / Barbara C. Allen

Conclusion / Barbara C. Allen

Bibliography / Barbara C. Allen

Index / Barbara C. Allen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-322-63046-1

OCLC:

889167367

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004248540 DOI