Russia's revolutionary experience, 1905-1917 : two essays

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Russia's revolutionary experience, 1905-1917 : two essays

Title remainder

two essays

Statement of responsibility

Leopold H. Haimson ; with an introd. by David McDonald

Creator

• Haimson, Leopold H

Subject

• History
• Russia -- Politics and government -- 1894-1917
• Socialism -- Russia -- 20th century
• Socialism -- Russia -- History -- 20th century
• Working class -- Political activity -- Russia -- History -- 20th century
• Essays

Genre

• History
• Essays

Language

eng

Summary

• "Drawing on publications and the private papers of Martov and Lenin, Haimson analyzes the differences between the revolutionaries regarding the realization of political goals and the role of the working class. He demonstrates how ideology and personal proclivities framed their actions as the revolutionary tide mounted. Thus, while Martov believed that the revolution should be allowed to create itself under the democratic guidance and leadership of workers, Lenin saw the state and political power as the key to historical transformation."--Jacket
• "The assertion of a working-class movement, the brutal suppression of a miners' strike, a collapsing Duma, and shrewd political maneuverings all led to the Bolshevik revolution and the fall of Imperial Russia. The eminent historian Leopold Haimson examines these radical shifts in political power and class identity in late Imperial Russia, offering new perspectives on crucial revolutionary figures and the events leading up to the Russian Revolution. The book focuses on two pivotal, interrelated developments: the fast massive wave of labor unrest before World War I and the growing differences between two political figures, Lenin, the future head of the Soviet Union, and Iulii Martov, the leader of the democratic opposition to Bolshevism within Russian Social Democracy."

Member of

• Studies of the Harriman Institute

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

320.947/09/041

Index

index present

LC call number

DK262

LC item number

.H25 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Studies of the Harriman Institute of Columbia University