Year one of the Russian revolution by Serge, Victor, 1890-1947, author, Sedgwick, Peter, 1934-1983, editor, translator instant download

Year one of the Russian revolution by Serge, Victor, 1890-1947, author, Sedgwick, Peter, 1934-1983, editor, translator instant download

1 online resource, Brimming with the honesty and passionate conviction for which he has become famous, Victor Serge's account of the first year of the Russian Revolution-through all of its achievements and challenges-captures both the heroism of the mass upsurge that gave birth to soviet democracy, and the crippling circumstances that began to chip away at its historic gains. Year One of the Russian Revolution is Serge's attempt to defend the early days of the revolution against those, like Stalin, who would claim its legacy as justification for the repression of dissent within Russia, Originally published as L 'an 1 de la Révolution russe in 1930, Title from resource description page (Recorded Books, viewed April 04, 2016), Includes bibliographical references and index, 1. From Serfdom to Proletarian Revolution -- 2. The Insurrection of 25 October 1917 -- 3. The Urban Middle Classes against the Proletariat -- 4. The First Flames of the Civil War: The Constituent Assembly -- 5. Brest-Litovsk -- 6. The Truce and the Great Retrenchment -- 7. The Famine and the Czechoslovak Intervention -- 8. The July-August Crisis -- 9. The Terror and the Will to Victory -- 10. The German Revolution -- 11. War Communism