The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has provided fresh perspectives from which to view the Revolution out of which it grew. The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, by Ronald Kowalski, reviews the ever-changing debate on the nature of the Russian Revolution.
This collection of documents and sources includes:
* newspapers, memoirs and literature
* commentary and background information of each source
* a narrative of the major events of the period
* new material made available since the policy of glasnost
* a re-examination of World War One and the Revolution
* focus on thematic issues such as the actions of peasants and workers.
For students of European history this will provide interesting and informative reading on this major event in Russia's turbulent past.
Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 The historiography of the Revolution; Part 2 The course of the Revolution; Chapter 2 The impact of war; Chapter 3 The February Revolution and the origins of Dual Power; Chapter 4 Politics and crises; Chapter 5 The Kornilov affair; Chapter 6 The October Revolution; Chapter 7 The origins of the Bolshevik dictatorship; Chapter 8 The Civil War; Part 3 The issues of the Revolution; Chapter 9 Agriculture and the peasants; Chapter 10 Industry and the workers; Chapter 11 The national minorities; Chapter 12 The war and the army; Part 4 Opposition; Chapter 13 Communist oppositions; Chapter 14 The Mensheviks and the Social Revolutionaries; Chapter 15 The Communist autocracy challenged; Part 5 Conclusion; Chapter 16 The roots of the Communist autocracy;
