ABSTRACT

Written in 1918, this volume attempts to give an un-biased account of the Russian Revolution and what it stood for, by asking to what extent the Revolution was the result of the War and how far the struggle for peace which followed the Revolution was inherent in it. It discusses whether or not the peace policy of the revolutionary democracy expressed the true purpose of Russia at the time or were the soviets really alien to the people and to the Revolution. It also questions whether the disintegration of Russia and the dissolution of the Russian Army inevitable.

part I|20 pages

Introductory

chapter 1|12 pages

The Revolution and The Allies

chapter 2|7 pages

Shirking the Truth

part II|46 pages

The Disorganisation of Industry

chapter 3|8 pages

The Economic Isolation of Russia

chapter 4|6 pages

The Exhaustion of Russia

chapter 5|7 pages

The Mobilisation of Industry

chapter 7|7 pages

The Disorganisation of Agriculture

chapter 8|8 pages

Speculation and Profiteering

part III|42 pages

Disintegration of the Russian Army

chapter 9|13 pages

The Russian Soldier

chapter 10|9 pages

The Army and The War

chapter 11|9 pages

The Process of Disintegration

chapter 12|10 pages

The Army and The Revolution

part IV|30 pages

The Revolution

chapter 13|8 pages

The People

chapter 14|7 pages

The Government

chapter 15|10 pages

The Clash

chapter 16|4 pages

The Great Triumph

part V|50 pages

The Struggle for Peace

chapter 17|11 pages

The Revolutionary Democracy

chapter 18|12 pages

The Provisional Government

chapter 19|10 pages

Teie Allies

chapter 20|7 pages

The Coalition Government

chapter 21|9 pages

The Offensive and Disaster