Short history of the Russian Revolution / Geoffrey Swain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swain, Geoffrey, author.

Series:

Short Histories.

Short histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Edition:

Revised edition.

Distribution:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021.

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"The 1917 Revolution sent shockwaves throughout the globe, setting a chain of events in motion that would change the entire course of the 20th century. With the overthrow of the Romanov Dynasty, Russia was plunged into the political unknown and, from the crucible of social unrest, ideological conflict and violent civil war, the world's first communist state was forged. In this revised edition, Geoffrey Swain provides an incisive overview of one of the most complex and turbulent periods in modern history, tracing key moments from the abdication of Tsar Nicolas II to the Bolshevik seizure of power. A leading authority on Russia and Eastern Europe, Geoffrey Swain highlights the important legacies of 1905, demonstrating how early revolutionary ambitions among the masses culminated in the events of 1917. Challenging conventions in Soviet scholarship, this revised edition shows that the Bolshevik concepts of discipline and ideology that had mobilised the revolution, set an unnecessary course towards dictatorship and terror. Covering new historiography in the field, this revised edition places a renewed emphasis on the social and cultural upheaval experienced in Russia amid the nation's political turmoil."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

List of Illustrations

Introduction

1. The Revolutionary Tradition of Russian Labour

2. The Provisional Government

3. The Success of Coalition

4. The Failure of Coalition

5. Six Months of Social Revolution

6. Insurrection

7. A Soviet Government

8. The Bolshevik-Left SR Coalition

Conclusion

Notes

Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350153875

1350153877

9781350153851

1350153850

9781350153868

1350153869

OCLC:

1289456501