ABSTRACT

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 |12 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|11 pages

The historiography of the Revolution

part |110 pages

The course of the Revolution

chapter 2|18 pages

The impact of war

chapter 4|15 pages

Politics and crises

March–July

chapter 5|15 pages

The Kornilov affair

chapter 6|18 pages

The October Revolution

chapter 7|15 pages

The origins of the Bolshevik dictatorship

chapter 8|14 pages

The Civil War

part |59 pages

The issues of the Revolution

chapter 9|17 pages

Agriculture and the peasants

chapter 10|17 pages

Industry and the workers

chapter 11|10 pages

The national minorities

chapter 12|14 pages

The war and the army

part |50 pages

Opposition

chapter 13|20 pages

Communist oppositions

chapter 15|14 pages

The Communist autocracy challenged

The crisis of 1921

part |5 pages

Conclusion

chapter 16|4 pages

The roots of the Communist autocracy