ABSTRACT

Written from the perspective of the factory worker and peasant at the ground level, this study of Russia during the Revolution 1917-21 aims to shed light on the realities of living through and participating in these tumultuous events. The book is intended for undergraduate courses in history, Soviet studies, and politics.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part One|71 pages

Collapse of a society

chapter One|10 pages

Why was Russia revolutionary?

chapter Two|9 pages

The revolution of 1905 and after

chapter Four|16 pages

Streets, factories, workshops, mines

chapter Five|15 pages

Fields, forests, villages, estates

chapter Six|12 pages

Barracks, battleships, the line

part Two|80 pages

Constructing a new order

chapter Seven|17 pages

The popular movement and the political parties

chapter Eight|12 pages

The contours of national politics 1917–21

chapter Nine|13 pages

The Bolshevik dictatorship

chapter Ten|18 pages

The popular movement in the revolutionary war

chapter Eleven|10 pages

Anti-Bolshevik insurrections

chapter Twelve|3 pages

The end of the revolution

chapter Thirteen|6 pages

Conclusion: revolutions in collision