Pavel Axelrod and the development of Menshevism / Abraham Ascher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ascher, Abraham, 1928- author.

Series:

Russian Research Center studies ; 70.

Hoover Institution publication ; 115.

Russian Research Center Studies ; 70

Hoover Institution Publications ; 115

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Akselʹrod, P. B. (Pavel Borisovich), 1850-1928.

Akselʹrod, P. B.

Menschewiki.

Wirtschaft.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 pages).

Edition:

Reprint 2013

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Pavel Borisovich Axelrod was one of the few early leaders of Russian Marxism to come from the lower classes. These origins no doubt made it easier for him than for his comrades to identify fully with the masses he hoped to liberate economically, spiritually, and morally. This is the first full-scale biography of Axelrod, who was the chief ideologist and tactician of the Menshevik party. Abraham Ascher traces and analyzes the development of Menshevism, describes the other radical currents in Russia, including Bakuninism, and illuminates both the ideological struggles and the practical problems of the Marxist leadership. Abraham Ascher bases his study on Axelrod's personal archive as well as on extensive primary and secondary materials.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgments

Contents

Prologue

I. In Search of a Cause

II. A Bakuninist in Conflict

III. The Turn to Marxism

IV. The Solitary Years

V. Expansion and Turbulence

VI. The Birth of Menshevism

VII. The Deepening of the Split

VIII. The Failure of Conciliation

IX. The Crises of Violence: War and Revolution

X. Conscience of the Party

Epilogue

Bibliography

Index

Russian Research Center Studies

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-674-28018-0

OCLC:

1013963253