ABSTRACT

Lenin and Revolutionary Russia examines the background to and the course of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Lenin's regime. It explores all the key aspects such as the development of the Bolsheviks as a revolutionary party, the 1905 Revolution, the collapse of the Tsarists, the Russian Civil War and historical interpretations of Lenin's legacy to Russian history.

chapter 1|6 pages

WHY DO HISTORICAL INTERPRETATIONS DIFFER?

chapter 4|19 pages

THE BOLSHEVIKS BETWEEN 1903 AND MARCH 1917

chapter 5|23 pages

THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE OCTOBER REVOLUTION

chapter 7|25 pages

THE BOLSHEVIK REGIME, 1918–24

chapter 8|17 pages

WHICH LENIN?