The Petrograd workers in the Russian Revolution : February 1917-June 1918 / David Mandel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandel, David, 1947- author.

Series:

Historical Materialism Book Series 145.

Historical materialism book series, 1570-1522 ; v. 145

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Working class--Russia (Federation)--Saint Petersburg--History--20th century.

Working class.

Strikes and lockouts--Russia (Federation).

Strikes and lockouts.

Saint Petersburg (Russia)--Politics and government--20th century.

Saint Petersburg (Russia).

Saint Petersburg (Russia)--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.

Soviet Union--History--Revolution, 1917-1921.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 504 pages).

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, [2017]

Summary:

The Petrograd Workers in the Russian Revolution is a study of the Russian Revolutions of 1917 and of the first months of Soviet power as viewed and experienced 'from below', by the industrial workers of Petrograd, Russia’s capital and the centre of its revolutionary movement. Based largely on contemporary sources, it lets the workers speak for themselves, showing them as conscious, creative subjects of the revolutionary process, indeed, as the leading force of the revolution. In doing so, it sheds light on the nature and role of the Bolshevik party as an authentic workers’ organization that by the summer of 1917 had become the leading political force among workers. Revised and expanded edition of two books published in English, namely: The Petrograd Workers and the Fall of the Old Regime (Macmillan, 1983) and The Petrograd Workers and the Soviet Seizure of Power (Macmillan, 1984).

Contents:

Front Matter

Introduction

Types of Political Culture in the Industrial Working Class of Petrograd

The Social Composition of the Industrial Working Class of Petrograd and its Districts

The Honeymoon Period – From the February to the April Days

The February Revolution in the Factories

From the April to the July Days

The Struggle for Power in the Factories in April–June

The July Days

Rethinking the Revolution: Revolutionary Democracy or Proletarian Dictatorship?

From the Kornilov Uprising to the Eve of October

Class Struggle in the Factories – September–October

On the Eve

The October Revolution and the End of ‘Revolutionary Democracy’

The Constituent Assembly and the Emergence of a Worker Opposition

The October Revolution in the Factories

Summon Up Every Last Ounce of Strength or Accept Defeat!

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Names and Subjects.

Notes:

"Revised and expanded edition of two books published in English by Macmillan in 1983 and 1984, namely: The Petrograd Workers and the Fall of the Old Regime (ISBN: 978-0312603939 ) and The Petrograd Workers and the Soviet Seizure of Power (ISBN: 978-0312603953)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-35283-X

OCLC:

1004576305

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004352834 DOI